I can't find my nuts! Help me find my nuts!

[moid]

An update! (for those of you who have been sitting on the edge of your seats, biting your nails in anticipation - sorry for the long wait!). I ordered the nuts from Bezos' jungle shop and at first glance they look good (OK they look a bit rough and bumpy, but Chinese quality is Chinese quality - they arrived quickly!). So 7 out of 10 of them fit mostly, probably good enough with a spanner / wrench... The odd three are just too large - I can slide them down the barrel of the socket with almost no friction at all, and I don't know about you chaps, but I'm not one of those frictionless nut sort of chaps... I like some grip. So I think I can use most of them, and for the rest, who knows... the moral of the story: Always check your nuts! You never know what might happen to them.

[Rob Strand]

The odd three are just too large - I can slide them down the barrel of the socket with almost no friction at all, and I don't know about you chaps, but I'm not one of those frictionless nut sort of chaps... I like some grip.

LOL.  Stuff from China never ceases to amaze me.   How can the nuts be different!   It's like they have a box of 10000 rejects and throw 3 out of 10 crap ones from the junk pile in each order.  There's no sensible way to explain it (well there is parts could have fallen in from a different box next to it.)

[Baran Ismen]

I know that regular female 6.35mm Jack nuts are compatible with these DC sockets. Just my 2 cents.

[bluelagoon]

 I will see your 2 cents and raise you 2 cents worth. Those nuts for the 6.35 Jacks are around the 9.4mm size, most those type DC jacks are around the 12mm nut size, some are larger at 1/2 inch size. but none will be fit by the 6.35 audio jack nuts.
More likely you could substitute a footswitch 12mm nut as compatible with that type DC jack.

[Phend]

As a backup, try a tight fitting O-Ring or Quad ring. Quad might actually thread on.

[Chillums]

FWIW the nuts on those SPST momentary footswitches should work for you as well.

[Baran Ismen]

I will see your 2 cents and raise you 2 cents worth. Those nuts for the 6.35 Jacks are around the 9.4mm size, most those type DC jacks are around the 12mm nut size, some are larger at 1/2 inch size. but none will be fit by the 6.35 audio jack nuts.
More likely you could substitute a footswitch 12mm nut as compatible with that type DC jack.

That's right, my mistake.. they're suitable with any big type switches that has 12mm of screw size.

Lost my 2 cents dayum..