Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Repaired Buddipole Arm

I got my Buddipole arm fixed today. I checked my tool box and the center console of the truck to see if I had an extra stud in there but I don't. I know I have one, but apparently it isn't with me. So I went to Ace Hardware today and got a stainless steel bolt - 3/8"x24x1". The bolt was $1.05, so that wasn't too bad. Stainless steel is pretty pricey over all the other types. though. Considering a spring with a stud is, maybe, $5-10 at a hamfest, I figured the stud being $1.00 or so would be a decent deal. So, the bolt wasn't far off of that.

I used a hacksaw and chopped off the hex head. Here are the parts:



I threaded the cut end in to the arm. It seems to stay in the arm pretty well. I tightened it as tight as I could with my fingers and it doesn't seem to want to come out when I unscrew the arm from something else.

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