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Olympia SM9 Missing Screw Size
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Does anyone know the size of the screw/fastener for this cover plate on my Olympia SM9 wide carriage?
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Re: Olympia SM9 Missing Screw Size
I would just take the other screw from the opposite side of the machine down to my local ACE Hardware store to find a match in their little self-service drawers in their hardware aisle.
Not sure from your photo, but did the screw head shear off ? Looks like the threaded part of the screw might still be in place...
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Re: Olympia SM9 Missing Screw Size
Hi FP+
In a word — tiny. The best measurements I could get indicate it's an M-2.5 - 0.45 x 3.5 mm long. Hope this helps,
Sky
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Re: Olympia SM9 Missing Screw Size
Pete E. wrote:
I would just take the other screw from the opposite side of the machine down to my local ACE Hardware store to find a match in their little self-service drawers in their hardware aisle.
Not sure from your photo, but did the screw head shear off ? Looks like the threaded part of the screw might still be in place...
Hi Pete,
That will be my next choice following the current search. I truly appreciate the folks at the Ace near me. I bought it locally and didn't notice it missing until I got it home. It's not sheared off but I took this angle to show the folks I bought it from. He is looking for a screw that I cn hopefully get tomorrow.
George
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Re: Olympia SM9 Missing Screw Size
Hi FP+
In a word — tiny. The best measurements I could get indicate it's an M-2.5 - 0.45 x 3.5 mm long. Hope this helps,
Sky
Thank you Sky. I'll pass this along to the fellow I bought it from - George
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Hi Again
Screws of similar size are used in today's electronics. If you have an old printer or other piece of equipment that is due for recycling, take the screws out of that, you might find one the right size. I dismantled an old Epson inkjet printer that had died, lots of M-3 screws from that piece. All the best,
Sky
We humans go through many computers in our lives, but in their lives, typewriters go through many of us.
In that way, they’re like violins, like ancestral swords. So I use mine with honor and treat them with respect.
I try to leave them in better condition than I met them. I am not their first user, nor will I be their last.
Frederic S. Durbin. (Typewriter mania and the modern writer)
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Thank you again Sky for that suggestion as well. I had gone through my tiny salvaged screws. Your observation that it is tiny..., yes it is! I did try the one from the other side just to know it wasn't stripped out threads and it tightened well. - George
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Re: Olympia SM9 Missing Screw Size
Hi FP+
In a word — tiny. The best measurements I could get indicate it's an M-2.5 - 0.45 x 3.5 mm long. Hope this helps,
Sky
That was the correct size! Thank you again!
George
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Hi George
Glad I was able to help you with this one. Having my own mechanic's shop set up for small engines has its advantages, especially when I also have an SM-9 from which I can borrow parts for measuring. All the best,
Sky
We humans go through many computers in our lives, but in their lives, typewriters go through many of us.
In that way, they’re like violins, like ancestral swords. So I use mine with honor and treat them with respect.
I try to leave them in better condition than I met them. I am not their first user, nor will I be their last.
Frederic S. Durbin. (Typewriter mania and the modern writer)
