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5/16 UNF hex set screws 3.1/2 inches long

5/16 UNF hex set screws 3.1/2 inches long

Thursday 21st September 2017

Whilst making bolts, setscrews and other externally threaded rods is not our speciality, we still managed to precision machine these 3.5 inch long (under the head) hexagon set screws in bright mild steel. Our customer said they needed them quickly and to their drawing with a very short plain section, so in record time, we turned these out.

A set screw is a type of screw used to secure an object within or against another object, normally not using a nut. The most common examples are securing a gear or pulley to a shaft.