Threads on Ground Screw messed up

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Offline jamesondrums

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on: May 28, 2020, 02:39:16 PM
The ground screw that I got unfortunately will not thread. Is there a specific material that the screw has to be?  I will get a replacement at Home Depot if possible.


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Reply #1 on: May 28, 2020, 02:40:44 PM
Steel is a nice idea.  Home Depot should have a zinc plated 8-32 screw that will work well.

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Reply #2 on: May 29, 2020, 06:26:42 AM
Are you sure you used the 8-32x3/8 screw supplied, and not the 8-32 self tapping screw? They look similar and the self tapping screw does not want to screw into a nut easily.

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Reply #3 on: May 30, 2020, 03:53:46 AM
Yeah I triple checked that. It was just a small defect in the threads that completely stopped it from letting it thread into the nut.


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