Quote from: pickdropper on April 02, 2022, 12:42:31 PM
If you're having a hard time engaging the threads, try a nut from a different pot. I have had poorly threaded nuts from Alpha, although I've seen more on 16mm than 9mm.
^Bingo. I had a closer look at it a few hours after I posted this and while the threads on the pot aren't perfect, they're not terrible either. The nut, on the other hand, was almost completely smooth inside. I ended up stealing a nut off of a nonfuntional Metal Zone I got for free from a buddy who was cleaning out his garage and it snugged right up. Guess that'll be the first thing I'll check if I have this issue in the future! Might go ahead and buy a bunch of extra nuts next time I'm at the hardware store just to be safe.