I'm sure I've seen a video of them using a wooden tipped screwdiver to hold the screw from the front while they screw the nut parts from the back.
Could have been a rod of pegwood.
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I'm sure I've seen a video of them using a wooden tipped screwdiver to hold the screw from the front while they screw the nut parts from the back.