reasonably cheap thread guage?

[DaveL]

Hi,

    I'm doing alot of work aging guitar parts... I find myself needing to swap out/replace

set screws, intonation screws from stainless to nickel...  is there a relatively cheap thread

checker for both US and metric thread sizes?   (like 4-40 and M3 etc) 

 

Thanks,   Dave    

 

[Dave Scepter]

Have you checked Amazon?

[DaveL]

18 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said:

Have you checked Amazon?

Yes but I’m not positive of a good one. There will be some that have 4-40 but then the metric cuts off before m3 

 

EDIT:   I did search mini thread checker and had one that seems to have the sizes I wanted.     but thank you 

[Hbom]

Cheapest I know is at Homedepot. But it can be a pain driving down there all the time

StewMac has a good one but not inexpensive.

If you have decent tap & die set you can make your own for the smaller sizes.

[Dave Scepter]

I just use existing screws I have to determine or go to my localAce Hardware store "Free"😉

[DaveL]

5 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

I just use existing screws I have to determine or go to my localAce Hardware store "Free"😉

Good idea.     I ended up grabbing a cheap one and a slightly nicer one from Amazon.     Tele saddles are all over the place.   I will check out my local ace.  
 

btw:    I found a nice website that sells old timey screws and bolts a lot with nickel plate.   Pretty reasonable.   

 Blacksmithbolt.com 

[Biz Prof]

On 10/23/2023 at 11:30 AM, Hbom said:

If you have decent tap & die set you can make your own for the smaller sizes.

You might be able to find what you need at Mega Lo Mart.  Or not.