where can I find this machine screw?

[Steve Knight]

I can get 2.5" long ones for .40 each. stainless about .21 each 2.25" long

[Larry Jaques]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:21:42 -0800, the inscrutable Steve Knight spake:

Make a jig and let your SWMBO hacksaw and file 'em. ;)

[Larry Jaques]

But what'd they say about bulk pricing on 2.25" brass, the size you want?

[Larry Jaques]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:38:09 -0800, the inscrutable Steve Knight spake:

Hell, they're brass. Jig it up on the bandsaw and cut 8 at once. Sanding goes quickly. You or some kid you hire will be done in an hour.

[Dave Hinz]

With a milling machine and a jig, you could do it pretty quickly. Block 2.25" thick, drilled and tapped. Screws in from the bottom, mill the ends off. No muss, no fuss. Beats playing bandsaw games...

Dave Hinz

[Teamcasa]

Hammer or press, it works very nice. Dave

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[GerryG]

[Steve Knight]

that's not a bad idea really bit I think I will stick with ss. I like panhead over the round head and they are easy to get anywhere.

[Steve Knight]

if I only had a milling machine (G)

[Dave Hinz]

How many a year are we talking about? And what part of the world are you in? I've got a bench-top mill that I don't use, next to my big mill...

[Steve Knight]

about 300 or so. here in Portland Oregon and I could use a mill. can you use planes? so many things I want to do so few tools (G)

[Bill]

So don't. Put a nut on before cutting. After cutting run the nut off. There, the thread is back where it's supposed to be (or nearly enough to use).

[Dave Hinz]

The mill is in Milwaukee and I'd think you could find as good of a mill locally for less than shipping would cost. But, let me mock up a jig and see if it will do what I think it will do before we go further. Did you say these are stainless, or brass screws that you're trying to trim?

Dave

[Dave Hinz]

That's what I'm thinking with a drilled/tapped block, it'll form the thread back into shape when you back the screws out of it. Steve, will the ends of these bolts be visible in your finished product? If there's a burr there, will that need to be cleaned up?

Dave

[Steve Knight]

no you won't see them so as long as they thread in easily it does not matter what they look like.