# Milk shaft machine screw size

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**Category:** Equipment\
**Created:** [28 April 2022 17:58 UTC](https://poloverse.net/t/milk-shaft-machine-screw-size/1050 "2022-04-28T17:58:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![DDub](https://poloverse.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@DDub](https://poloverse.net/u/DDub)\
**Post date:** [28 April 2022 17:58 UTC](https://poloverse.net/t/milk-shaft-machine-screw-size/1050/1 "2022-04-28T17:58:21Z")

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what sized screw fits the Milk mallet?

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**Author:** ![DDub](https://poloverse.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@DDub](https://poloverse.net/u/DDub)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2022 06:11 UTC](https://poloverse.net/t/milk-shaft-machine-screw-size/1050/2 "2022-05-05T06:11:05Z")

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That’s a great question, ddub!  
It turns out that the Milk mallets  
use an M5 machine screw instead  
of the M6 that’s popular with other companies. (the M5 is also used to secure cleats to clipless shoes)  
Sorry for the slow reply!

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**Author:** ![judydamage](https://poloverse.net/user_avatar/poloverse.net/judydamage/32/196_2.png) [@judydamage](https://poloverse.net/u/judydamage)\
**Post date:** [9 May 2022 18:05 UTC](https://poloverse.net/t/milk-shaft-machine-screw-size/1050/3 "2022-05-09T18:05:07Z")

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😂

POV: when you have to answer your own questions.

Thanks for enlightening us though

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**Author:** ![coolquentin](https://poloverse.net/user_avatar/poloverse.net/coolquentin/32/70_2.png) [@coolquentin](https://poloverse.net/u/coolquentin)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2022 09:58 UTC](https://poloverse.net/t/milk-shaft-machine-screw-size/1050/4 "2022-05-20T09:58:45Z")

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Haha :)

Yes we use M5 screw (since 2011 to relativise the “instead” because back then M6 wasn’t particulary popular it was more a lot of DYI stuff).

If you have a good 3d printer you can use this custom “washer m5 to m6” that i quickly designed to prevent M5 screw to slip overtime into a M6 hole.

Don’t know if you need it but here it is:

> **[MILK M5 to M6 screw washer beta 1 by quentinbailat](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2722445)**
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> A washer that make a M5 head screw like a M6 one.