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05-22-2014, 02:22 PM | #21 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Surrey, BC
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Anyone ever tried dissolving the screw with alum in water? I've seen it done with steel screws in aluminum and it works great. I'm planning to experiment with a busted fig but keeping the mixture warm without boiling is going to be a pain.
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05-26-2014, 04:43 AM | #22 |
Cobra Soldier
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Location: Surrey, BC
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has anyone who has bought those replacement screws that are shown in these pictures ever had problems with them stripping really easily. with the ones i've bought it seems like almost every one strips and it's basically worthless. it's like they're made out of really cheap metal
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09-10-2014, 03:07 AM | #23 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Indiana
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Has anybody on here used any screws from this supplier in Hong Kong ? do they fit right or will they screw up my vintage figures ? can they be used to assemble custom ARAH figures ? thanks for taking the time to read & reply
Leg & Back Screws GI Joe Cobra Action Force Qty: 50 & Spanner tool M250 | eBay Last edited by navyviper; 09-10-2014 at 02:11 PM.. |
09-10-2014, 08:57 AM | #24 |
Crimson Guard
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Leg and back screws vary between Joe figures. So use caution when using them as older figures have a pointy smaller screw 85+. I sacrificed all my corps figures for the screws and t hooks.
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02-15-2015, 09:30 PM | #25 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Georgia
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I know there have been a lot of threads on this subject but I wanted to know what other vintage figures, other than G.I. Joe do you use for replacement back screws? I've heard people using other figures, such as Lanyard Corps for replacement screws. Are the screws similar in size to the ones for Joes? And do they vary year to year?
I've read through the forum and know that each year had a different kind of screw and want to make sure I'm using the correct size when I have to replace a stripped screw (thanks to SanitationViper for the helpful reference!). I'm curious to hear what other figures people would suggest for replacement screws. I'll mainly keep an eye out for Joe beater figures, but want to see if there are any other lines that I can also use. Any advice would be appreciated. |
03-18-2015, 06:46 PM | #26 |
Dirty Scalper
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Tampa, FL
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I just replaced the screws in a Starduster I bought over the weekend. I ended up taking screws from a broken Viper from 2000-something and putting them in my Starduster. I honestly think it is easier to scavenge clean screws from broken figures than to try to find the correct replacements.
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04-22-2022, 02:06 AM | #27 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: Switzerland
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As far as I have seen with a 2006 Viper v15A, the screw is a DIN7985 M1.6 with a 0.35mm thread and 6mm long.
It is very standard. Swiss shop : https://micro-model.ch/fr/1458-din7985 US shop : https://www.mcmaster.com/92000A004/ I will check some older figurines I have. |
04-22-2022, 06:45 PM | #28 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Springfield
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What kind of mad science is this? Even if water could dissolve the screw, surely the plastic would be in worse shape.
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04-22-2022, 10:37 PM | #29 |
High-Voltage Specialist
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Seattle, WA
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*Insert funny thread ressurrection meme*
I realize this conversation started nearly a decade ago, but as an admitted fastener nerd, I want to correct something in the original post. ALL of the screws shown in the images are Sheet Metal Screws (and don't let the name fool you, they work great on wood and plastic most of the time). The pointy ended ones would technically be self-piercing (or "self-drilling") while the flat ended ones would typically require a pilot hole to be drilled first. Pilot holes are never a bad way to go no matter which type you're using though. Machine Screws are the kind that nuts go on - 4-40, 6-32, 8-32, 10-24, etc. (yeah there are metric ones too but I won't go into that). While you technically could cut (tap) threads into a vintage GI Joe figure to receive such a screw, the threads would be very thin, shallow, and (since they would be made of plastic) strip out very quickly. Also when you're drilling out a stripped back screw, don't use an electric drill (motor)!! Get a pin vise and do it by hand. |
04-23-2022, 07:01 AM | #30 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: Switzerland
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I do not know if I should say sorry for the resurrection. :-D
I tried to check which screw I should use for a replacement. Using a electric drill to unscrew a Joe is madness indeed. I am looking right now at the screws of a 1986 Hawk v2. As the more recent Joe I was looking was clearly using a metric screw imho, I wonder about those ones. Do you have an idea of what they are? Length could be 3/16" for torso and 7/32" for legs. The only equivalent I found had a fine thread spacing. The screws have a coarse imho. |
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