Off topic??

[falcon]

Sounds like you’ve got your question answered, but my curiosity is piqued...what is the project?

My friend has a couple of camper type rocking chairs.  They are fine except for the plastic armrests that have broken at the rear pivot point.  The plastic just couldn't handle the stress.  I made some maple armrests and I needed something to replace the fragile aluminum rivets that were used to hold them in place.  Eventually, I managed to thread some 16d sinkers with an 8-32 die and that seemed to work.  I don't know how long the fix will last, but I think it will be better than the plastic. 

Now you know the rest of the story.