Blow Torch Cover

[Allan Shannon]

Colleagues

Eventually got my order from FOA before Christmas, one of the items I got was the blow torch cover, but on there site the screws the kit comes with have a cone head attached, but on my kit I have 2 pan head screws and nuts and 2 brass cone heads not drilled and tapped.

I do not have the kit nor skills to drill and tap these 2 small cone heads so does anyone know where I may get some that are already pre drilled and tapped?

Cheers Allan

[Vince Cutajar]

Hi Allan

I had a similar story with my cover but instead of the pan head screws I had two lengths of threaded rod and two nuts. I tried to see if I could find ready-made cone head screws but could not find that small. The cone heads are so small that I decided that I did not want to risk drilling and tapping them. So I carefully drilled a shallow blind hole at the back of the cone heads and glued a piece of metric threaded rod in each hole. I could have also soldered them together but the glue solution seemed simpler at that time.

Obviously, this is not a very strong joint so I was careful when fitting the cover with these screws not to overtighten them.

Vince

p.s. If you are eventually still stuck and can't do anything, send them over and I will do it for you.

[Allan Shannon]

Hi Vince

Thanks for the advice and the very kind offer to do it for me, which I greatly appreciate.

Cheers Allan