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I need a set of the long screws for my Ranger cabinet. I believe that I can order some from McMaster Carr. Can someone please tell me the size and length that I need?

73, Mike

M,


If you have an assortment of fasteners, just thread some in until it fits right. You can measure the distance, front to back. Then go to your online sources. Or go to homely despot and buy the correct size of threaded rod.




klc

Verify the thread size. The screws are either 8-32, 10-24, or 10-32 and roughly 11~ inches so a 12 inch size would work and cut down slightly.
See Zinc-plated steel http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/122/3019/=12ttjyy

There 10-24 and 11 3/8 long just measured one
 dale/ka5who

Thanks for measuring one. That's just the info I was looking for.

Mike

Me?

I'd go with some brass rod (steel if you must) a 10-24 die, and something to make a head for the outside end, brass would be very good. You can silver solder the brass knob onto the end.

Should you happen to have a lathe, you could turn it with knurling. But even with a drill press, you can make a very serviceable setup... it's also possible to take a brass washer, a brass nut (10-24) and braze them onto the outside end. Ought to work fine.

In steel, lacking a high-temp way to braze, threading the outside end with a common
size, like 10-32 would permit you to use a standard nut, or even a hex threaded spacer, then epoxy or loctite that to the end, add a washer as needed.

Of course you can put anything that fits on the end of the rod to do the tightening/holding no matter if it is steel, brass, aluminum, or stainless...

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For a quantity of 5 for $10 and couple of $ for shipping, a snip to length, and you're done, is worth my time and energy. I don't need to re-invent the wheel.  :D