Hi All,
some of you may already use this method, but for those who have not yet... i was trying to cut down the length on some 0-80 torx screws on the weekend. Trying to hold something that small and take a coping saw to it was near impossible. Still can't find one head i dropped.... :hmmm:
Anyway, i had a "lightbulb" moment. {yeah - even used Gru's accent... } i had some brass bar 1/8" thick. Drilled and tapped a hole in it. Run the screw through. Then have something easy to hold onto while i cut the excess length off { i wanted 1/8" length but couldn't find it in the gold plated screws, so started with 1/4"}.
Run the screw in and out a couple of teams to clean up the cut end and voila!
Hope this idea helps some others.
Adam