On 11 July 2012 14:03, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > The screw I assume was a long stock > sized allen socket setscrew with the newer, smaller thread cut on the end?
Indeed. > Having toured the lumber yards and tractor supply locally, that is > something I'd have to get from amazon or ?? I think I got mine from eBay. I could have bought locally from a specialist, but it wasn't worth the bother. http://www.ebay.com/itm/350556322192 for example. > I expect the maximum > practical thread into the end of it will be no more than 5mm. Tensile > strength of that would be about equ a 4mm rod, not exactly an unbreakable > item. I think mine is 8mm and 5mm. An M5 10.9 screw has a breaking load of around 1 ton. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
