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Looking for oddly sized barrel bolts (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 years ago by Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca to c/tools@lemmy.world

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I'm trying to find replacement barrel bolts to hold the scales on a fixed blade knife.

The dimensions, as best I can measure, are:

Barrel Section: 6mm diameter and 8mm long Screw Thread: 4mm diameter and 6mm long Heads: 8mm diameter and 3mm thick with 2.5mm hex sockets

I have done a fair amount of web searching and I have looked at several of the large online tool and fastener companies. Almost everything I can find has a much thinner barrel and wider head.

Can anyone suggest where I should look for these?

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[–] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

If it's a dumb question, I asked it too. :-}

I checked to see whether the measurements lined up with any common fractions in Imperial measurements. Some worked pretty well, but others really didn't. I did look for versions that matched the Imperial specs, but couldn't find any of those either.

I will write to the manufacturer. Even specs would help, and they may well be able to get me spare parts. Thank you!

If I can't find anything, my plan is to cut off the barrels on the bolts I have to match the thinner grip. A Dremel should do the job well enough for my purposes.