I thought I was pretty familiar with most fastener types, but this bolt has me stumped. I'm holding in my hand a bolt (holds bolt up to monitor so everyone can see). It is a 5/16-18 carriage head bolt about 1-1/2 inches long. So far, so normal. But at the tip end (not the head end) there is a 3/16'' hole drilled crossways, perpendicular to the axis of the bolt. This, for inserting a padlock. I need a shorter version of this bolt. I can't cut off the drilled end because the shorter version also needs a cross-drilled end. I'm all over mcmaster.com (McMaster-Carr for those of us who grew up with their wonderful yellow paper catalogs) and can't find these things. Actually, I don't want a carriage head, I just need a standard hex head. Anyone here with deep knowledge of the exciting world of bolts? VANAGON CONTENT: I've removed the rear bumper off Mellow Yellow and am mounting this swell Spanish-American war vintage Hi-Lift jack Al Knoll sold me to the bumper mounts. I've drilled holes the proper distance apart to allow for a couple bolts to protrude rearward and through holes in the jack's rail. I plan to insert some puny little brass Master padlocks through the drilled ends of the bolts, once I find some of those darn things, whatever they are. Sure, anyone with a bottle opener or toilet plunger could pop off these dinky padlocks, but I'm just trying to discourage some punk in a 7-Eleven parking lot from making off with a completely unsecured jack. This has nothing to do with the imminent zombie apocalypse. Honest. -- Rocky J Squirrel '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR |
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