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oldvinyldude

oldvinyldude

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I have an old Teac A4010S that came to me missing several parts and fasteners (screws).

I have a set of metric screws, including 2.5 and 3.0 diameters. The 2.5’s are just a tad too small, while the 3.0’s are too large-I would wind up damaging the threads, if I attempt to force them in.
I see that McMaster-Carr sells 2.6mm screws. (My choices are 2.5, 2.6 and 3.0)

I am hopeful the 2.6 will do the job properly, but wonder if others have been in the same situation. Has anyone found fasteners with other diameters than the range that I am seeing, from other vendors, for vintage Japanese gear?
 
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oldvinyldude said:
I have an old Teac A4010S that came to me missing several parts and fasteners (screws).

I have a set of metric screws, including 2.5 and 3.0 diameters. The 2.5’s are just a tad too small, while the 3.0’s are too large-I would wind up damaging the threads, if I attempt to force them in.
I see that McMaster-Carr sells 2.6mm screws. (My choices are 2.5, 2.6 and 3.0)

I am hopeful the 2.6 will do the job properly, but wonder if others have been in the same situation. Has anyone found fasteners with other diameters than the range that I am seeing, from other vendors, for vintage Japanese gear?
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That's one of the reasons when I junk a piece of gear, I *completely* strip it of any usable items, like the hardware. I also have a pretty good collection of small metric hardware from my R/C cars, and most of those fit. I really haven't paid much attention to the specific metric sizes used in audio gear, so if the gear I'm working on is missing some hardware, I just go through my hardware boxes and find one that fits, with the same finish if I can.
 
As stated by drjim, I also keep all the hardware such as screws, washers,, nuts, etc. from old VCR's and other units that I have scrapped over the years. I have a tobacco tin full of them and it's been a savior many a time.
 
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