[ARC5] Source for #2-64 cheesehead screws?

[Scott Robinson]

Hi Wayne,

I found nearly what you want here:

<http://www.asmc.net/search.php?q=2-64&x=0&y=0>

Fillister head is kind like cheese head but rounded off, and my be as 
close as you can find.

Good luck!

/scott robinson

On 1/16/16 4:49 PM, Jim Wiley wrote:
> Try a model railroader supply house. Many of these places have an
> on-line presence these days.
>
> Do a Google search for model RR parts and supplies.
>
> They use screwsas small as 00-80.    (You will need a magnifying glass!)
>
> You may have to do a bit of filing with a jewelers file to get the head
> contour you want if a sock screw isn't exactly what you want. You can
> always "re-blacken" the screw after making shape changes.
>
> - Jim, KL7CC
>
>
>
> On 1/16/2016 2:49 PM, hwhall at compuserve.com wrote:
>> I'm hoping someone knows where to find an odd item like this one.
>> It's to replace the lockdown screw on a WWII-vintage altimeter.  The
>> original was blackened brass, with a square shouldered head (which
>> I've heard called cheeseheads) 7/32 inch in diameter & 1/16 inch
>> thick. Threads were #2-64 & a little less than 1/4 inch long.
>> McMaster-Carr, normally a name to conjure with, doesn't have anything
>> that small, and that's an unusually large head for such small threads.
>>
>> Thanks & 73,
>>
>> Wayne
>> WB4OGM
>>
>>
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