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1. 
   JohnWW | Oct 10, 2007 10:58pm | #1

   If the threads are vee shaped, rather than a square shouldered Acme thread, the threading is probably a 5/8 inch diameter by 18 threads per inch which you can find at a good hardware store. It is a fine thread, which isn't nearly as common as coarse threaded nuts, but a store with a wall full of those little drawers full of hardware should be able to turn it up. The nut may be thicker than the old one but that shouldn't be a problem.

   If the threading is Acme thread, it may not be a standard sizing and would be difficult to match.

   John White
   Yestemorrow School, Waitsfield, Vermont
   FWW experts column contributor

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   Dunc1 | Oct 18, 2007 05:04am | #2

   Could get one made in a local machine shop?

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   mike4244 | Oct 18, 2007 05:57pm | #3

   Try the Old Woodworking Machinery website. Someone will know ,then you can order it online from Enco or any supplier of fastners.You may be able to get the nut at a hardware store too.

   mike