See if there's a "Fastenal" branch year you. If so, take it in and see if they can find a matching nut. If they can't, odds are that you have to go to the manufacturer.
lost a nut from my skilsaw
Jan 09, 2014
Last reply: 4 years ago
27 Replies
searching by description, and from my memory (not home at the moment), looks more like it might be a type of acorn nut.
Hopefully since the original post was created, there has been a resolution, or saw replacement...
As the original poster, here's what was in my 2009 message:
I have lost a nut from my skilsaw, model# 5580. This nut is used to tighten the depth adjustment with the the base plate. None of the random spare nuts I have fit. From this page I can download manual and parts list:
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The parts list is super vague. I want part #44. This is shown in the picture for the parts list on the model 5480 saw, but the model 5580 parts list is lacking a picture. Both use the same part number: "1 619 X00 677" with description "Nut".
It costs a buck plus shipping and I can expect a week for that shipping.
Or if I could find out diameter and threading, I could (hopefully) buy it today from a hardware store. Searching the web by part number does not get me more details.
The bolt is not easily removed from the saw to bring it into my hardware store. The bolt looks like 1/4-20, but nuts that fit that size don't fit this. The similiarly sized metric nuts (m6x1) don't thread on either.
Can someone identify the part?
No one identified the threading / size here and I didn't care to drag the saw down to a store to rummage all the little drawers of nuts, so I paid the buck something and five-ish shipping.
It not a left-hand-thread, but it seems to not be a standard thread either. (Maybe because it is supposed to tighten with a hand twist instead of a wrench?)
Happy conclusion for all?
Elijah
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You need a screw thread gauge and a micrometer or caliper. This will get you into the right area.
Joe Gwinn
Thread Detectives are invaluable tools to have around.
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Glad to hear it worked out for you...
These are good for common threads. If the thread is uncommon, the screw pitch gauge and micrometer will still work.
Joe Gwinn
At the time I had an imperial thread gauge set which did not help. I own a micrometer now, but didn't then. As I recall it was a common bolt size, so nuts in my collection of spares would start, but because the thread pitch was wrong, they'd only on a little bit.
I haven't tried to ID the thread since then.
Elijah
------ still doesn't have a metric thread gauge
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