[Antennas] Screw Size

[Danny Richardson]

torgersonenator at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi
>      My thanks to all those who answered my previous question on screws. Now, I have a second one. After going to a nice website,  I made my way through a number of choices of screws for my antenna and then was faced with a quandary. I wanted 1/8 inch by half inch. Well, I can get the half inch long but the screws come in sizes four through twelve. How do I chews a number size of screw that is near an eighth inch thick or a little bigger? Right now I really wish I had the original screws for the antenna.
>      Thank you for your help.
>   
1/8" (0.125) diameter is a #5 screw size (American gage). I've not seen 
that size offered in my local hardware stores.

Here's a good URL on sizes

http://www.sizes.com/tools/thread_american.htm