Not a full update but a little something to pass the time while I recover from turkey overdose. Remember the painted pump? I was looking for hex screws to replace the silver ones…
These are 8/32" but they're too short and the threads are wrong.
Poor man's lathe: Cordless drill and rotary tool :)
Most of the threads removed
Clean up with a small hand file
3.3 mm shaft to work with
Close-up
M4 threaded rod stud
3.3 mm shaft on the end of this also
Add a section of 4mm brass tubing
Pressed the tubing onto the screw with a c clamp
Clamped up, ready for solder
Add in liquid flux
A little….
…goes a long way
Heat until glowing
Add solder
Drop in stud
Hold down until cool
Needs a little clean-up
Final product
Repeat 7 more times. The long screws are for the radiator mounts and short ones are for the pump
Much better…Thanks for looking. :) Bigger update next time around!
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