Crap, I just broke another stud! I picked up some 8-32 threaded s/s rod & s/s tubing that slips over the studs and made my own studs. So I won't need buttwhiskers to dig through his junkers to find parts, but thanks for the offer!
I had everything back together and was going to try a batch of old beans a local roaster gave me. No joy - I had a loose wire inside, then in my rush to reassemble it I snapped another stud off. Dammit!
TIP: If this happens to you, head down to your tool supplier and get a 5/32" left hand twist drill bit. The 1st one I tried to clean up I used a right twist bit and it just spun the broken piece deeper into the hole - it wouldn't come out. This one I used the left twist bit and it spun the broken piece out without using an Easy Out.
I'll have the new studs in tomorrow and hope to get a roast in on Monday if it's not too cold.
