Okay, it'll probably be cheaper to just buy some new mic stands, but being
penurious, I'm trying to repair first.

I had a couple of mic stands go over when they got caught by a tarp that
came loose in a windstorm. The booms left fragments of something (zinc,
maybe? Britannia metal? what the heck does K&M *use* in their booms
anyhow?) wedged in the threads on the stand uprights.

McMaster-Carr has taps at around $30 and a die for $51.71. Is there a
cheaper source that anyone knows of (considering that I don't need to do a
lot of this stuff)? Is there an alternative that I'm missing ("Oh, just use
a #3 Finster grommet in a Vise-Grip.") Or shall I just chalk it up to
experience, strip the stands for usable parts, and go buy some new ones?

Thanks.

Dave O'Heare
oheareATmagmaDOTca