Tried my hand at doing some simple tap handles over the weekend using converted table legs. I had a pretty rough time trying to get the thread screwed into the bottom of the wood so that it was straight up and down (i.e., when I put it on the faucet, the handle was not 100% perpendicular, but slightly on an angle).
So, two questions:
1) Wondering, generally, if anyone has tips for getting the threads centered so they're not angled to the left or right when screwed into the faucet.
2) If you have a tap handle that has a "front" to it, any tips on ensuring the threads line up so that the front is actually on front after it's fully screwed onto the faucet?
I suppose I could always drill a larger hole, attach the threads to the faucet and then epoxy the tap handles to the inserts... but figured there must be some non-kludgey way to accomplish this. Cheers in advance.
So, two questions:
1) Wondering, generally, if anyone has tips for getting the threads centered so they're not angled to the left or right when screwed into the faucet.
2) If you have a tap handle that has a "front" to it, any tips on ensuring the threads line up so that the front is actually on front after it's fully screwed onto the faucet?
I suppose I could always drill a larger hole, attach the threads to the faucet and then epoxy the tap handles to the inserts... but figured there must be some non-kludgey way to accomplish this. Cheers in advance.