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Flat Head Auto-mate

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Keith1029

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May 14, 2009
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Hi All,
I assume that I am just missing something basic. I have been dealing with it for a while now, but it is getting under my skin. I used to have a SW version with toolbox installed and I could drop flat head screws into countersunk holes and get an auto-mate to lock it in place. At some point (I think after 2009 installation) I could do the same thing, except my auto-mate has the wrong orientation. Every time I drop in a countersunk screw it mates upside down and I have to reverse the mate orientation. Has anyone else seen this, or more importantly, solved this?
 
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