Alaska Channing III Door Hinge Carriage Bolts

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Post by Thinker » Mon. Dec. 27, 2021 4:40 pm

Hi Everyone,

I'm in the process of semi restoring our stove and came across something I find perplexing. The carriage bolts that hold the door hinge supports to the stove are 10/24 x 1" but the square cut outs in the stove are just under 1/4" so the carriage bolts just spin around (they were very hard to remove). I tried some 1/4"-20 carriage bolts but they are slightly too large for the cut outs in the stove. Any idea why Alaska would make the cut outs larger than the bolts? I'm guessing I should stick with the original 10/24's but I probably wont be able to make them that snug and it will be a nightmare if they ever need to be removed in the future. Thoughts?

 
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Post by franco b » Mon. Dec. 27, 2021 9:50 pm

The holes may have been originally designed for 12/24. .216

 
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Post by Thinker » Tue. Dec. 28, 2021 12:46 am

They are very close to 1/4", I'm wondering if a M6 would work (0.236) or do you think I'd be better off trying 12/24?


 
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Post by franco b » Tue. Dec. 28, 2021 2:09 pm

Try both. M6 probably easier to find.

 
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Post by Thinker » Wed. Jan. 05, 2022 12:35 am

I managed to find a pack of 100 M6's at Grainger (wish they had them in 316, they were A2) but they fit with a little bit of wiggling. I just painted them. On Thursday I'm going to reassemble the stove, fingers crossed I haven't forgotten any parts that I need. I'll probably make a before and after thread to see what people think. Also, to double check that I haven't made any goofs with reassembly.

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