Sometimes it just don’t pay off

To live in a small town.

I am building a swing mount for my iPhone for the boat. I use stuff I have accumulated when I can, but sometimes I have to stuff.

Well, I needed a metric screw, so I went to the local hardware store. I was greeted wit the “can I help you” . I responded with “I need a M5 20 millimeter”. He responded with “sorry we don’t sell guns here”.

I knew I was out of luck.

The bar is a 5 inch 2020 T rail. I made the end pieces from abs scrap piece.
I drill tapped the center of both ends of the t rail so to screw on the end cap and t rail swivel end.

I am still in need of some 5M 20mm.

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I also dislike having to educate people at a store that is supposed to know their stuff. I bet it was tough not to laugh at them.

I moved from a big city to outside a small town a few years back and couldn't get used to them rolling up the sidewalks on Saturdays, and for convenience I have a small city about 40 mi away.

Whoever made millimeter and Allen screws should be shot!


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I agree HEX heads and metric bolts ,screws and nuts should be outlawed in the USA
the inventors must be from a hostile alien planet messing with our minds for sure .
don't get me started on the are you kidding me metric thing ….:Rofl

Well, like everything in the world, the metric came about so to "tic off" Americans. Looks like it is working.

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

I agree HEX heads and metric bolts ,screws and nuts should be outlawed in the USA
the inventors must be from a hostile alien planet messing with our minds for sure .
don't get me started on the are you kidding me metric thing ….:Rofl

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Why the disdain for hex heads, or are you talking about Allen heads (cap bolts/screws)?

sorry I refuse to help anyone do anything with a phone while fishing. lol turn it off and fish:biggrin

Cane pole, If you have a "Fastenal' store anywhere near you, they will have what you need.

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Cane pole, If you have a "Fastenal' store anywhere near you, they will have what you need.

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Yep. There is one in Paris, 20 miles from my residence. I have been there numerous times. I scrounged around and found a couple of M5 40 mm and gave them a haircut with my dremel.

Sometimes the Fastenal in Paris will not sell single pieces.

I could tap the M5 t nuts to a 1/4 20, but that would be pushing the drop in t nuts I have on hand.

I went to a big city Walmart the other day looking for a grease gun. I asked the guy working there where I could find them and he looked at me like I was crazy and said "we don't sell machine guns". True story.

McMaster Carr has M5 in "Fasteners and Joining" ...

McMaster-Carr

Rickie

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Thanks for the offer. I dug up some M5 40s and cut them down.


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That's one of the things I miss about retirement. After working in a power plant for 35+ years I had a limitless supply of any bolt/nut in about any size that is made. I can still get them but have to make a special trip there to get anything. Which always turns into a 3hr. bullchit session. LOL