Oh no, I forgot the screw
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
July 19, 2016 12:26pm CST
Just prior to my holiday in Majorca I finished the superficial mowing of the lawn. The object was simply to remove the deep grass, which could then be tidied up properly on my return.
Just as I was completing the job one of the arms of the lawnmower came away due to a screw working loose. The plan was quite simple, replace the screw once I came home.
The weather today was excellent, so I decided to finish the garden properly. Unfortunately I had forgotten about the screw, so the idea was abandoned.
I have now removed the corresponding screw from the other arm, but have absolutely no idea how to measure the size or thread of it. I usually check such dimensions by reading the packet they are sold in, which obviously will not work this time.
My only option is to take the remaining screw to the store tomorrow and hopefully find an equivalent by trial and error.
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16 responses
@garymarsh6 (23998)
• United Kingdom
19 Jul 16
I hope you still have an old fashioned ironmongers there that will sell you one screw and you do not have to buy a bag of 50 or 100!!!!
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@garymarsh6 (23998)
• United Kingdom
19 Jul 16
@Asylum That's true but lets hope you find somewhere where they sell just what you need without 49 going to waste!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Jul 16
@garymarsh6 The chance of buyingone is likely as being abducted by aliens, so a pack will do fine. That is unless the aliens have a spare screw.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
24 Jul 16
Good luck on finding the right size screw. Like @garymarsh6 said, you may have to buy a package.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Jul 16
Can't you just get one screw the right size at the hardware store?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Jul 16
@celticeagle That is assuming that I can recognise which pack is the right size.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Jul 16
@Asylum .......Great! Problem solved.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
20 Jul 16
There should be someone there who can tell exactly which side you need, there would be here.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Jul 16
@BelleStarr This is an original way of bidding for a postcard.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
20 Jul 16
@Asylum I think you should, mail it to me attached to a postcard and I will mail a second one back!!
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
21 Jul 16
maybe a website for the make of mower will give you the details @Asylum
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@Carmelanirel2 (8085)
• United States
20 Jul 16
Oh no, seems to be the time for mowers to mess up. According to my son, the muffler fell off our mower today, so my husband spent this afternoon fixing it. I hope you get yours put together again soon.
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@Marilynda1225 (91041)
• United States
20 Jul 16
I hope you were able to find the screw you needed
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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20 Jul 16
good luck. I hate it when i have to find the right size screw and it isn't as simple as it should be.
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@Fleura (34957)
• United Kingdom
19 Jul 16
That's exactly what I was going to suggest, just get one to match the remaining one. It should be easy enough to measure the length and diameter with an ordinary ruler though, shouldn't it? Just the pitch of the thread can cause difficulty.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
19 Jul 16
Those guys will know the size when you take it in. If not, I would be surprised.
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