"I Did It My Way" (cutting mach. screws shorter)

I had originally cut four 3-48 size machine screws too short for my Cox TD .049/.051 engine mount application; preventing the full engagement of the 3-48 "lock-nuts".

I had a stock of 1" length spare screws and needed four of them to be cut to a length approx. the thickness of a lock-nut longer than my first ones.

I cut a piece of med. size silicone fuel tubing to the screw-length that I needed... plus the thickness of a #3 flat-washer.



of course; the cutting-wheel on the tool shattered right away...   (add 10 min. to locate and replace cutting-wheel... I did it my way)



The screw gets HOT while cutting...   ... so I doubled-up on the silicone tubing.. which worked quite well.



The silicone tubing protects the threads of the screw.. and guages the approx. length required.

I used my cordless VSR screw-gun set to reverse with the proper hex-driver installed to remove the studs from the tubing.