TOPIC: Blade retention thumb screw TCSS

Blade retention thumb screw TCSS 6 months 3 weeks ago #39184

danny141 Offline New Member Posts: 1	Would an 8-32 retention thumb screw from The Custom Saber Shop work on a Saber Forge hilt? Would it keep the blade in place without any wiggling? what length of thumb screw would i need? Any suggestions on what to get that would work best would be extremely helpful. (My screw that came with my acolyte got stripped so i am trying to find a stronger alternative)
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Blade retention thumb screw TCSS 6 months 3 weeks ago #39188

Jaden Korr Offline Platinum Member "Remember, [Force] abilities are not inherently good or evil; it's how you use them." --Kyle Katarn Posts: 1020 Thank you received: 475	As long as the screws threads are 8-32, it will work. That's pretty much the universal size screw for blade retention. As for the length, measure how long the screw that came with your acolyte and pick the one that matches.
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Blade retention thumb screw TCSS 6 months 3 weeks ago #39199

BZArcher Offline Platinum Member Posts: 321 Thank you received: 90	The thumb screws work in SF hilts (I have a few myself) but length can be an issue. The Venom and Disciple work great (I'd bet your Acolyte would be fine too), but the retention screws are sunk too "deep" in my older style Gladius and the Epoch I used to own to work with the standard screw.
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Blade retention thumb screw TCSS 6 months 3 weeks ago #39206

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They are a little long but that the shortest you'll find them. I'm currently working on modifying my Phoenix with brass thumbscrews but I messed up on one; depending on the saber, you might have to shave/cut off a bit from the thumbscrew. That's what I did, I got a small hack saw, a clamp to hold it done and went at it with fine sand paper after cutting about an 8th of an inch off. But 8-32 is the correct thread size.

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Blade retention thumb screw TCSS 2 months 4 days ago #60424

Froboy696 Offline Senior Member Posts: 67 Thank you received: 12	Thanks for the tip, just ordered it.
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Blade retention thumb screw TCSS 2 months 4 days ago #60431

BoostinIX Offline Platinum Member Posts: 448 Thank you received: 152	You can also find those screws and thumbscrews at Home Depot / Lowes / Generic hardware. Nothing wrong with TCSS but shipping is painful on little things. Keep in mind your screw hole threads are likely messed up too. If you just got it from SF, send it back for warranty repairs before you tap a new hole/threads
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Blade retention thumb screw TCSS 2 months 4 days ago #60433

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BoostinIX wrote:

You can also find those screws and thumbscrews at Home Depot / Lowes / Generic hardware. Nothing wrong with TCSS but shipping is painful on little things.

Keep in mind your screw hole threads are likely messed up too. If you just got it from SF, send it back for warranty repairs before you tap a new hole/threads

Actually I tested it with another screw that is on the saber; it's the one right under it if you look at Oracle pics. Fits perfectly without issue just like it's supposed to. I go back and forth to make sure that there's no difference.

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