what size set screw to use?

[morpheus1977]

I am making the blade that I bought from Tim a little shorter 40" was a little long. Any way I have to re-drill the whole for the set screw, I looked on the store to see what size set screw he uses so I can pick up the appropriate tap but it does not say. What size tap should I pick up?

[suit_man]

there is no hole on the blade, the blade will just be a solid tube, you put a set screw or thumb screw in the blade holder.

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[morpheus1977]

there is a hole in the blade it goes through the poly carb into the casing of the mono jack to hold the EL wire in base.

[suit_man]

sorry, sorry, i was think LED blade, not el. you can use any size set screw if you are making the hole yourself. and you don't need a tap for it, you can just drill a hole a bit smaller than the screw and then put the screw into it.

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[morpheus1977]

and the threads on it just kind of drill into the plastic it's self?

[Strydur]

The set screw is a 10-32

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

[LAN-ED-TUL]

i would go ahead and use the tap to make the threads in the polyc tube. tim gave you the size of the screw, so just get a tap that size, and drill hole a lil bit smaller than tap size and thread the tap in. it will cut the threads in for you.

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[morpheus1977]

thanks Tim

[suit_man]

the tap isn't required though, the screw will cut the threads into the polyC.

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

he can do it either way i suppose, i just threw my opinion out there to consider.

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