12-11-2007, 12:58 AM
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| Foil 2 Prong Retainer clip
Folks... Does anyone know what is the size of the screw that holds the retainer clip on the bodywire end? This is for those body wires that have the connector on the end itself (not like the French one). The holds the clip and the spring assembly together. I know where I can get them if I only knew the correct size. | 
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12-11-2007, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by SFC_Columbia_MD  Folks... Does anyone know what is the size of the screw that holds the retainer clip on the bodywire end? This is for those body wires that have the connector on the end itself (not like the French one). The holds the clip and the spring assembly together. I know where I can get them if I only knew the correct size. | Gad....I wish I knew....drop Mergs a PM...he might know (and then tell me...I;ll need a supply of them when i finally get my body cords together) | 
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12-11-2007, 10:29 AM
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| FWIW, Uhlmann sold me 50 of the screw and the washer for a couple cents each. | |
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12-11-2007, 03:33 PM
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| Damn! And I have to go to a meeting right now, or else I'd rush home to measure the little b******s! I SHOULD know, shouldn't I?
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12-11-2007, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Mergs Damn! And I have to go to a meeting right now, or else I'd rush home to measure the little b******s! I SHOULD know, shouldn't I? | NO soup for you!!
Heh....those are probably the ONLY screws you didn't measure!! | |
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12-11-2007, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer Heh....those are probably the ONLY screws you didn't measure!! |
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Purple....I guess when you reach yours and Mergs "advanced" age ya gotta count every one you have......and be thankfull....
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ps.... notice I was nice enough not to mention the whole measuring thing....hehehe
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12-11-2007, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by SFC_Columbia_MD Folks... Does anyone know what is the size of the screw that holds the retainer clip on the bodywire end? This is for those body wires that have the connector on the end itself (not like the French one). The holds the clip and the spring assembly together. I know where I can get them if I only knew the correct size. | The ones I have measure 0.076 inches on my micrometer or 1.9 mm as close as I can measure. Standard screw sizes are 1.8 mm, 2.0 mm or 2.2 mm. So they are probably 2.0 mm.
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12-12-2007, 12:40 PM
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| What is the length of the screw?
I do think 2mm is correct. | |
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12-12-2007, 04:24 PM
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| I would agree with the 2.0 pitch diameter if you are measuring 1.9mm; therefore your choices are M2 x .25 (fine thread) or M2 x .4 (coarse thread). Given that the majority of screws used by the fencing community are fine thread, I'd go with the M2 x .25. I'll try to verify tonight.
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12-13-2007, 07:00 AM
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| OK, and I hate to admit this in public, but I was not entirely correct. (crowd gasps) My trusted thread guage says that it is a M2 x .4! (crowd roars approval!)
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12-20-2007, 11:30 AM
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| Found it.. M2
Thanks.. I just received a shipment of the correct screws from http://www.mcmaster.com/. They are cheap and fit.. M2 5mm length cost $5.86 for 100. This is an excellent site for getting other parts for those hard to find items. | |
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12-20-2007, 11:52 AM
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| And did you get the star washer too?
McMaster Carr is an amazing distributor. I've always found their shipping charges a bit on the high side for small orders though. | |
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12-20-2007, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by brtech And did you get the star washer too?
McMaster Carr is an amazing distributor. I've always found their shipping charges a bit on the high side for small orders though. | Outside star.
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12-20-2007, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SFC_Columbia_MD Thanks.. I just received a shipment of the correct screws from http://www.mcmaster.com/. They are cheap and fit.. M2 5mm length cost $5.86 for 100. This is an excellent site for getting other parts for those hard to find items. | What was the pitch on the ones you got?
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12-20-2007, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Mergs What was the pitch on the ones you got? | I thought it was a fast ball, but maybe it was a slider. What is a slider, anyway?
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12-20-2007, 11:44 PM
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12-21-2007, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK I think you throw them by holding down A and B on Wii Sports. | I actually got my hands on one by getting to KMart at 515 AM last Sunday. But it has already been sent on to my grandchildren.
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12-21-2007, 12:25 AM
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12-21-2007, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by fencerbill What is a slider, anyway? | White Castle burger?
You mean you sent on the WII without testing it first to see if it worked properly? What kind of grandparent are you? Think of the potential for emotional scarring that can occur by receiving defective presents!!! Better yet, what kind of Armorer are you that would let equipment go out without being certified! Ye gads, man! This is how civilizations start on the slippery slope to decay and ruin. (you started it!) ;-)
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12-21-2007, 12:44 PM
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| No, the big mistake was telling our daughter that we had gotten one for the grandchildren.
After that I didn't dare try it.
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