From: rednoise9@rednoise9.invalid   
      
   On 05 Oct 2025, retired1  wrote in   
   alt.home.repair:   
      
   > On 10/5/25 4:55 PM, Nil wrote:   
   >> Resolved! I hope...   
   >>   
   >> I decided I needed a thin screw that was at least 4" long. I   
   >> couldn't find anything approriate at any local hardware store   
   >> (nothing longer than 3" unless it was way too thick) so I ended   
   >> up buying a pack of 12 toggle bolts with 1/8" x 4" screws from   
   >> Amazon, even though I only need the one screw.   
   >>   
   > Was there a problem using 1/8" threaded rod , cut to length, as   
   > suggested in a recent post ?   
      
   It needed to have a screw head to hold it together. Also, I couldn't   
   find one that diameter.   
      
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