Does This Fastener Exist?
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Does This Fastener Exist?

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I thought for sure that this fastener existed, but I have not been able to find it off the shelf. It is a simple bolt, with a load bearing shoulder offset from the end and a retainer groove on the end of the shank. Its use case for me is to adjust and apply pressure to a countersunk plate while retaining the plate when not under load. I am flexible on the specifics, it could be retained with a cotter pin or anything else. I made this on a lathe just to demonstrate.

This same idea could also be achieved using a bunch of nuts and washers on a stock bolt, but it would be a lot less elegant. I tied up a support engineer from Misumi yesterday for the better part of an hour looking for this, to no avail. The closest example I can find is this specialized automotive accessory: https://www.performancebodies.com/products/wehrs-quick-release-swivel-screw-jack-bolt-only?srsltid=AfmBOorWnKhWlx7rUb8vTdxy7fuuud_PX5ammEd78n6RpSdtIgVMm_2O

Has anyone ever seen this before? My best attempt at nomenclature has been all variations of "Captive Shoulder Screw" or "End-Retained Shoulder Bolt with Reduced Shank" but it hasn't gotten me anywhere. Any advice?

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u/ConsiderationLeast62 — 11 days ago
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Resources For Uplighting

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I have a large, ~700 sqft L-shaped room with very little built in light besides a single ceiling light on one end of the L and a ceiling fan on the other end of the L (shown here in small and large yellow circles, respectively). However, right at the interior corner of the L shaped room, there is a "Display Ledge" about 20" below the ceiling (shown here in red). I recently rebuilt it with several outlets and light fixtures up there on a dimmable switch.

I want to install some Uplighting on top of it to help light that dead corner of the room. However, there isn't a lot of head clearance so the uplighting will be projecting out into the room at kind of a shallow angle. My initial idea was a couple of aimable spotlights/tracklights, coupled with a light panel for uplighting above the ledge.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-1-Pack-1-ft-x-4-ft-4000-Lumens-Dimmable-Integrated-LED-Flat-Panel-Ceiling-Flush-Mount-Fixture-with-Selectable-5CCT-FP1X4-6WY-WH-HDT/320358738

Where can I go to shop for lighting in this application, is there terminology that I might want to know for this application, and what are your more creative ideas? I generally avoid modern design features and go for vintage.

I would be very open to giving up on hiding the light fixtures and just making them decorative, like this for example:

https://www.wayfair.com/lighting/pdp/red-barrel-studio-20h-hand-blown-glass-5-calla-lily-uplight-accent-lamp-w116843341.html?piid=1458875302

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u/ConsiderationLeast62 — 2 months ago