On Saturday 31 March 2018 15:32:02 Gene Heskett wrote: > And I don't seem to find any shorter than 10mm. > > 5mm long would be a great plenty. This is to be installed in the side > of a 7/8" diameter slug, with about 1/2 the head buried in the slug, > and the other half to stick up into a cutout the same width as the > head of the screw, purpose to lock the slug into the R8, which itself > is keyed into the spindle. With short threads, and a dot of green > thread locker, it ought to hold more torque that my spindle can muster > up. If I machine it right, for a snug fit in the slot cut in the R8 to > just clear the bit of screw head sticking out, the should not be > enough slop to dislodge the screw. > > But where can I find such short 5mm socket head screws? Need a full > box. > > Net searchs show 10mm and up, too long. > > Thanks.
In looking over my limited screw supply, it seems a M4x.7 socket head cap screw is a great plenty for the key since the whole head of it will effectively be the key. -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
