Nylon screws for DIY mastgate?

[tjspiel]

I think this discussion happened before the old forum shutdown. Didn't a couple of you use some nylon screws that you got from McMaster to fasten the gate to the mast?
 
Do you remember what size?

[Riggerdood]

Tom, I did with the external gate on the DS. They were 1/4-20 nylon thumb screws from McMaster-Carr.

[DBthal]

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I used a #10 24 thread, but don't have any reason to believe that this is the "right" size.

[Riggerdood]

I used a #10 24 thread, but don't have any reason to believe that this is the "right" size.

Don't remember why I chose 1/4-20, probably because I already had the tap, but the finer thread size is probably the better choice anyway, given the relatively thin mast wall.

[DBthal]

Posted by Riggerdood  - Today at 12:09 PM
"probably because I already had the tap"

That's the same reason why I chose the #10-24.

[tjspiel]

Thank you both !

[Riggerdood]

That's the same reason why I chose the #10-24.