3.5mm nuts

[jonny1]

does anyone know where i can get 3.5mm nuts from??

 

[oharaf]

A Squirrel??

 

[BS3036]

http://uk.farnell.com/1419448/mechanical-office-workplace/product.us0?sku=duratool-m3-5-hfst-z100

 

[jonny1]

cheers exactly what i need but they want £20 minimum order, abit expensive for 1 nut! i'll have to try the squirrel option.

 

[GaryMo]

Try B&Q. I'm not saying they have them but they've started to stock many machine screws and nuts though could start at 4mm. Worth a shot if you're passing.

 

[jonny1]

cheers ill have a look in there

 

[JohnD]

you just want one?

the size is used on socket and swich faceplate screws

what do you want it for?

 

[jonny1]

i have a back box with a lug that has no thread! (not the adjustable one)its been tiled around aswell, im gonna put an extension collar through the hole fix it with the 3.5 nut then screw the 3.5 screw into that.

 

[JohnD]

you could buy a 3.5mm rethreading tool from a place that sells electrical tools (just a few pounds)

you can often use it as is on a damaged backbox thread

if the hole has been reamed out, give the lug a squeeze with a pair of pliers so the hole goes oval, then run your rethreader through it.

it's a useful tool to have.

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if you particularly want to use your extension, break up an old plastic pattress and extract the brass ferrules.

 

[Calder]

Hi jonny 1.

If you have any other spare back boxes kicking around, then take one of the lugs off that. The adjustable lugs come off very easily. JUst sit that behind the broken lug - and hey presto.

Same result - and you will probably be able to find a back box to buy , easier than you'll find a nut...

Calder.

 

[pbar]

Isn't this what you need -

And here's another thread which might help you with this -

//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=87439

 

[Lectrician]

If I could not repair the thread, I would remove an adjustable lug and place behind the fixed lug. Drill the hole in the fixed lug bigger. The adjustable nut will not spin and will hold still, unlike a nut.

 

[pbar]

If I could not repair the thread, I would remove an adjustable lug and place behind the fixed lug. Drill the hole in the fixed lug bigger. The adjustable nut will not spin and will hold still, unlike a nut.

But how would you hold the new lug in place while you screw the face plate on?

The pic I posted above - I think they come with nuts so they become fastened to the old lug.

 

[Softus]

The pic I posted above - I think they come with nuts so they become fastened to the old lug.

Superglue, or Blu-Tac, or a very tiny elf.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

i have a back box with a lug that has no thread!

Have you tried an M4?