I finally got a Makita bolt for my chopsaw:

On Jan 14, 3:03 pm, "Weatherlawyer" wrote:
Do me a favour:

If you have a powersawand the bolt for the blade is reverse thread
(screws in anticlockwise) can you please take it out and measure the
diameter of it. Also if it is for a 250 mm blad, measure the length of
it for me, please.

I am still looking for a bolt for my Boschmannchopsaw. I think it is
copied from a Makita but anything that will fit will save me a few bob.
I tried looking on uk.rec.cars.misc and had quite a bit of help.http://groups.google.com/group/uk.re...frm/thread/e2c...
This is a last ditch thing, as I want to stop falling over the bloody
thing maybe even take it to work.

One way or another it has got to go. I am getting seriously ****ed off
with it.

http://groups.google.com/group/uk.d-...1ac2513a427cc2

I had a local tool and timber merchant send off for a part for a
Makita. The part number is 265355-2 if anyone ever needs to know.