This is a package of 5 screw kits with modern stainless steel 4-40
screw, brass press-in nut, and brass ferrule. The screw is
a fillister head style. This package provides a better
pricing both for the screws and for shipping. You can
request any of the standard lengths which I stock.
If you
don't specify length, I'll send
the 1-1/2 inch (which is the longest available) . You can always cut a
long screw shorter, but it's hard to cut a short screw longer!
The 1.50 inch (1-1/2) is almost always "in stock" and packaged ready to ship, so in addition to being the most "universal" length, it is also the quickest size to ship.
To trim off a long screw, you can use a bolt cutter or an electrician's plier which has one side tapped for various threads and the other side with a smooth hole. Threading the screw into the tapped side lets you adjust it so that the amount you want cut off can be measured from the overlap of the two jaws back to the bolt head.
The Electrician's plier normally cuts a clean end, which is further dressed when you unscrew the cut-off screw through the plier jaw. Using other kinds of cutters leaves a burr and may distort the last couple of threads, so leave enough to grind off square and clean with a bench grinder. A cut-off wheel on a Dremel type tool also works but it also leaves a burr at the end and can distort the first coujple of threads. If you use a cut-off wheel be sure to wear eye protection. Twisting the hand-held tool can shatter the thin blade.
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