That damn screw

[dave2]

A customer asked me to put up some of his chandeliers before he moves into his new house.

The house is being renovated and downstairs flooring is being lifted in places so that a woodworm treatment can be applied.

Guess what, I dropped the little grub screw which holds the rose in place and down into the foundations it went.--lost

Its a brown coloured small thing and i cannot source one anywhere.

Can anyone help with a supplier?

I must have thrown loads of these away over the years but I have learned my lesson now

dave

 

[Evans Electric]

Dave2 I think you're on your own with this one . Is it a self tapper , or a machine screw , what size is it , M3 , M3.5, M4 . Suggest you tap it out to M4 .

 

[Bacon]

Any idea of the size it was?

If so cut a pin down to secure it.

 

[revjames]

Coke is a good for treating woodworm..... cheap too

 

[Andy™]

may be a little difficult getting them to snort it?!

 

[Apache]

Coke is a good for treating woodworm..... cheap too

We're trying to kill the buggers, not treat them! You'll be taking them to the zoo next.........



:coat

 

[Andy™]

You'll be taking them to the zoo next.........

:coat

then Alton Towers? (or somewhere with a wooden roller coaster)

 

[revjames]

It stops them eating the wood.... trying to offer a serious solution here and I am being mocked......

 

[Apache]

It stops them eating the wood.... trying to offer a serious solution here and I am being mocked......

By rotting their tiny teeth?

 

[revjames]

By rotting their tiny teeth?

You are a step ahead of me patch..... unless I have told that before!

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

First laugh i have had all day

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Back to the op, its amazing what you can do with a cut down 3.5 screw and a black marker pen.

 

[roys]

What about getting a magnet and sweeping it quickly over the general area, recovered a few dropped bits over the years with a magnet. It is a pleasent surprise when you look at the magnet and find that dropped screw, spring, clip, swarf etc.

 

[m4tty]

What about getting a magnet and sweeping it quickly over the general area, recovered a few dropped bits over the years with a magnet. It is a pleasent surprise when you look at the magnet and find that dropped screw, spring, clip, swarf etc.

+1 I've got one of them magnet things on an extendable car ariel which is well handy when you drop things especially engine bolts which always seem to land on something instead of dropping on the ground. Hth

 

[kerching]

Forsythes first law clearly states.

No matter what what you drop or where you drop it the item will fall into the most inaccessible place within the shortest amount of time and occasion the maximum amount of damage during its travel.

Forsythes second law clearly states.

The amount of damage caused will be inversely proportional to the value of the item and the availability of a replacement part will be directly proportional to its retrievability factor... :coat