Quote Originally Posted by Phil Russell View Post
OK ... you are making progress in that you say less than 4BA. Do you know the spec of the screw you had (partly) in the hole?
You might like to find a chart on the 'net' that gives you thread specifications for various screws. Maybe a 1/8" diameter or a 9/64. 9/64 is, I believe, closer to 4BA.

Good luck
Phil
I'm with Phil on this one ...Measure the hole...but being American it is possibly UNF/UNC, if just smaller than 3.5mm then it could be 5-40UNC or 5-44UNF may be?... have a look at a thread chart - http://mdmetric.com/tech/thddat9.htm#uef