Re: [Harp-L] Little tiny screws

["10hole" <10hole@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try these guys. A box of 100   0-80 x 3/8 flat head's are less than $5. 
http://www.microfasteners.com/

Scooter



> Todd wrote:  Trying really hard to locate ANY vender that I can order 
> screws for my SP 20 reed plates and cover screws / nuts. And finding it 
> impossible without knowing the call size.
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> Todd, below are excerpts from 3 separate posts from the past (2 posts are 
> from harp techs who no longer participate on Harp-L).  It may not be 
> exactly what you are looking for but i hope it helps.
> ron (see below)
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> Start of the 3 posts:
> For the reed plates on Marine Bands a 1/72 x 3/8" machine screw with 
> either a slotted head or phillips head will do. You'll need to tap the
> draw plates with a 1/72 tap.  For the cover plates I use a 2/56 x 7/16" 
> stainless steel machine screw with a slotted head and the corresponding 
> nut.
>   You can get them at McMaster - Carr online.  Also Micro- Mark carries 
> small screws.
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> Small Parts (http://www.smallparts.com/). ; Prices for quantities are very 
> good, and they have a huge number of variations -- almost too
> many.  For example, the stainless steel binding head screws in size #0-80 
> can be had in quantity 25 for less than $.10/each.  You'll pay
> more for the shipping.
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> I'd suggest requesting (or downloading) their catalog and looking for them 
> that way.  I buy quite a few stainless steel screws from
> them at great prices.  They're a good place to call on the phone and talk 
> to them about what you want, rather than searching for it
> online and ordering it blind.  Good old fashion "bricks and mortar" 
> business, with real people on the other end of the phone.
>
> While you're looking through the catalog check out their other stuff, 
> including drills and taps, miniature tools, and cool stuff
> like brass rod (I buy 1/8" and make my own pick tools), shim stock (a 
> sheet of 0.002" thinck, 6x18" is <$5), brass blocks, miniature
> tubing for chrom slide bumpers, and lots of other stuff.  Too much fun for 
> a guy like me.
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>  F&R Farrell usually recommended 0-90 phillips flat head screws, and hex 
> nuts.For over three years I have been using 0-80 1/8" phillips flat head 
> 18-8SS screws with 0-80 small brass hex nuts (rather than wide hex nuts). 
> The larger screw size allows for rescuing really bad reed replacement 
> attempts, or over zealous reed heel rivet hole enlargement.
>  I use McMaster & Carr http://www.mcmaster.com  If you don't already have 
> one, you'll also need a 1/8" 82deg countersink,
> and a pin vice to hold it, or a rotary tool that can handle the 1/8" 
> shank, eg Dremel.
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> End of the 3 posts.