Originally Posted by
Hilton Ralphs
Is it Metric?
Just going by the screw types offered over at Lee Valley, they only reference 1/4-20 screws UNC. So I figured this was not that common any more.
Not likely metric on a Stanley plane.
Years ago when living in the San Francisco area I searched many sources for 1/4-28 fasteners. They were not even listed on line at the time. Maybe things have changed. A few sources are now found on line. I still haven't found any locally even at the local specialty stores for fasteners. They mostly only carry what the local industry is using.
Recently discovered the difficulty of obtaining 5/8" carriage bolts to mount my vise. Could have ordered them in town if I was willing to buy 1,000. Ordered from McMaster-Carr and only had to purchase lots of 10 except the flat washer was a minimum lot of 50.
jtk
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