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Re: [FTC]: Set Screws Suck!!!

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
File down the tip of the set screw, or replace the set screw with a machine bolt. This spreads the stresses of the set screw out more, making the set screw less likely to slip in the first place.
Actually, I would not replace the set screw with a machine bolt, primarily because the machine bolt doesn't have a finished end, unlike a set screw, which (most probably) has a machined cup point, which is designed to really grab a shaft. In certain applications, it is advisable to file down the tip of the set screw, but I do not believe that this case is one of them, unless of course you are using a flat tip set screw.

The one time I used a machine bolt (Socket Head Cap Screw, 10-32, 2", Black Oxide Steel) as a set screw, I completely destroyed the tip (the metal in the bolt was too soft).
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