Noel wrote in news:1188429896.603501.126480
@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com:

I was attaching the typical closet lock to my closet. In the process I
lost the one screw i had left to insert in that opening that attach's
the knob to the spindle. I have no extra and hate to buy another lock
just for that one screw. I don't know what its called...its not
tapered and of course very short. Any ideas? Do they sell them in a
hardware store without the locks?




Closet lock? Lock?

Are you talking about the turn knob aka a passthru knob?

Very short? The ones I've always seen are very long. Two of them. Anyway,
you can probably get one at HD or Lowe's. Just bring in the other one.
Either the staff MAY be able to help you or in the hardware aisle there
is probably a machine screw thread gauge

http://www.leevalley.com/images/item...9k0811-dsp.jpg

fastened to somethig for customers to use.