"RBM" wrote in :


"Christopher Nelson" wrote in message
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I have a wall fixture that's held up with two machine screws. I'm
changing the way it's mounted and need shorter screws. But the
screws are smaller than a #8/32 and bigger than a #6/32. I even
tried metric and couldn't find a match. What size might this be?

It seems to me that a lot of fixtures come with screws just as you
describe, like a sloppy 8\32. Why not cut the ones you have



Put a nut on it before you cut it. Debur the cut edge on an angle. Remove
the nut to clean up thread.