Originally Posted by
Grand Bois
I don't understand what you are saying about replacing the screw with the obsolete French 5mm x 1mm thread with a standard 5mm x .8mm screw. The threads don't even come close to matching. It would be like trying to put a coarse threaded nut on a fine threaded bolt.
He's talking about how to convert them to braze on.
Chombi, thanks for the tip. I might consider replacing my slotted screws with hex.