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06-10-2009, 09:54 AM | #21 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sebastopol CA
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| This was a case where the exact lenght I needed didn't exist. Traxxas motor mount screws make great servo mount screws because they have a big fat flat head on them, but they were a little too long for the lower servo mount holes on my Berg.
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06-12-2009, 02:58 PM | #22 | |
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06-12-2009, 03:05 PM | #23 |
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| Yeah, I know which side to put it through. The fit is too loose on crimp tool to straighten the very last thread out the way its supposed to be. Its the worst on stainless screws because they are soft the steel screws shear more cleanly. I use the good Klein tools too not the cheapies.
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06-12-2009, 08:21 PM | #24 |
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06-13-2009, 02:54 AM | #25 | |
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Got a part/tool # or a link,TIA | |
06-13-2009, 11:51 AM | #26 | |
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06-13-2009, 07:49 PM | #27 |
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I cut em with a pair of side cutters and then chamfer the end on the belt grinder , takes me about 5 seconds . |
02-09-2021, 03:54 PM | #28 |
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| Re: Best way to shorten a screw?
Ah. Glad I found this thread and the answer I sought--in other words the *second answer*; cutting screws with the screw shears on wire stripper pliers. From what I understand, it will make a clean cut with very little of a burr on the end and likely not damage the remaining threads... Would buying metric screws (M2, M2.5, M3) in the maximum lengths you can find (20-30mm long) and cutting them to size with the pliers be a viable course of action? Sure seems better than trying to find an assortment of different lengths (what a bore)... |
02-09-2021, 04:55 PM | #29 |
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02-09-2021, 09:21 PM | #30 |
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| Re: Best way to shorten a screw?
Don’t touch yourself for a few days prior? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
02-10-2021, 09:26 AM | #31 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
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Longer screws cost more so buying a ton of M3x25 or 30s would cost 30-40% more than common 10 or 12mm screws just to spend your time shortening them and then throw that extra material you paid for in the trash. If you can knock out shortening each screw in 10 seconds, you are approaching 10 minutes for 50 screws. I’m pretty sure I can look up what sizes I need and order 1000s of screws in under 10 minutes so the time spent on shortening screws would end up far greater after a relatively small quantity. So in conclusion, this plan of theoretical convenience would cost more in both time and money not to mention the difficulty of consistently cutting equal length screws. | |
02-10-2021, 11:34 PM | #32 |
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I personally find that cutting screws is the best way to shorten them. <_< >_> I use a Dremel cutting wheel. It doesn't mangle the threads the way bolt-cutting pliers do. |
02-11-2021, 09:54 PM | #33 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: Best way to shorten a screw?
M3 screws are so cheap if you buy them form a engineering supplier over here. I can fill up trays of each different length for the same cost of a Mabuchi silver can. Thats years of building.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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