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Looking for oddly sized barrel bolts (lemmy.ca)

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I'm trying to find replacement barrel bolts to hold the scales on a fixed blade knife.

The dimensions, as best I can measure, are:

Barrel Section: 6mm diameter and 8mm long Screw Thread: 4mm diameter and 6mm long Heads: 8mm diameter and 3mm thick with 2.5mm hex sockets

I have done a fair amount of web searching and I have looked at several of the large online tool and fastener companies. Almost everything I can find has a much thinner barrel and wider head.

Can anyone suggest where I should look for these?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You might be best served with a machine shop. Knives, especially higher end ones, tend to make their own hardware or use a custom order size that the manufacturer doesn't offer publicly.

Have you looked for the size you need under the name "Chicago screw" or "screw rivet"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have looked under those terms. I've also discovered that they are often called sex bolts.

I will check with a local machine shop. It would probably cost more than it's worth to have something like that made, but it can't hurt to ask.

Thanks for the help!