Oh fiddlesticks.

[Beulah]

Sorry about the thread title, but you can be assured I wanted it to be more French than that.

I'm currently making a full truss from a 400p mirror set and have come to a grinding halt because of one, tiny part I've mislaid and am requesting some help. I think it's gone to the same place where plectrums, single socks and those tiny microfibre cloths that clean glasses have gone.

It's a tiny set screw with a slotted, clevis style head and a roll pin to attach to the spider vane, illustrated here:

If anyone can help me with whehre I can purchase them, I'd be very grateful!

I've already tried soldering some hand made, laterally slotted threaded copper rod to the vane but the solder just dropped off.

There is also the thought of making new vanes with a different attachment configuration...

An hopeful email has been sent to OVL!

[nightfisher]

Fiddlesticks, not heard that term for years, cant help but good luck with the search, i daresay a helpful person could knock some thing up for you in no time at all

[bottletopburly]

M3 hex screws are easy to find if thats the size https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/0137714/ you just need to confirm size and length ,quite a few on ebay too, edit if its the threaded bar then i would cut a piece of threaded bar file a flat onto it drill and tap to take  a m3 screw then saw slot down middle . 

[Beulah]

18 minutes ago, bottletopburly said:

 file a flat onto it

That's what I've not been doing. Thank you!

[Stu]

If you are still struggling Sam, I seem to remember getting some of these from Orion Optics a while back. Cheap they were not!!

[Beulah]

Result! Thank you  @bottletopburly for that genius suggestion. The tiny screws collected from my PC builds over the last 12 years have come in handy...and the screws readily tapped into the soft brass which has made it nice and tight.

[estwing]

Sam ..Mapstars got a great idea for a dew heater connection on those spider vains 

[Beulah]

Thanks mate, I'll go take a look...