I took two 5-40 nuts locked them together on the screw. Then with a Dremel with a thin cut off blade and holding the nuts with vice grips. I cut the nut and screw at the same time. You loose a nut but it is easier to put in a slot in the small screw.
Carl Sent from my iPad On Jul 26, 2012, at 2:12 PM, "Ken aka: OnATorrent" <onatorr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I am just about to head out to a hardware store that everyone has suggested > in this area and see what I can find in 5-40 and then I will go from there.. > Wish me luck! > Ken > > > ________________________________ > From: Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> > To: "phono-l@oldcrank.org" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:38 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Looking for a screw for a BK.... > > > The main problem with finding set screws, is not the 5-40 thread, it is the > slot, as opposed to a socket head. I have a local fastener company that > stocks a bazillion screws of all types and shapes and has plenty of stock, > but slotted are real hard to find, unless they are new old stock. Collectors > of antique machinery of all types have bought up all of the available stock > of slotted screws. I recently searched for any size slotted set screws for my > restoration of a Fairy Phono Lamp - no luck - not that they might be out > there somewhere, just not commonly available any more. > >> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:21:17 -0700 >> From: onatorr...@yahoo.com >> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Looking for a screw for a BK.... >> >> Ron, >> I don't know George Vollema that I know of. Is he here in the Phono-L list ? >> If not how do I contact him? >> Ken >> >> >> ________________________________ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
