And @Susquatch I like your step 3:
Step 3 - test fit a nut or screw. If you have been lucky, you have nailed it.
Step 3 - test fit a nut or screw. If you have been lucky, you have nailed it.
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I need a nut
- Thread starter Chawbeef
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I bought a set of those from AliExpress. Mine are only good to a depth of about 3/4 inch. I like them too. They are similar to the sizing plates you see at hardware stores. Basically male and female masters of common threads. Here is an amazon link. They cost less on Ali.
For little tiny screws, I like the imperial and metric Screw Chek'r.
While thread identifiers like these are often way more convenient than other approaches, they don't cover the full waterfront. They would not have helped me with the whacky thread on the Z lift of my mill or the custom height adjusters on a few of my BXA tool holders, or or or......
As I mentioned in my very first post on this thread, identifying a thread using any of these methods only works if the manufacturer follows the standards. Old pre-standard stuff and custom stuff could be anything.
Downwindtracker2
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Metric standards weren't agreed upon until 1971 ! Even now I find 12mm and 18mm nut and bolt heads instead of the proper 13mm and 19mm.
The imperial/SAE unified national coarse and fine thread standards (Unified National Coarse - UNC and Unified National Fine - UNF) were agreed upon in 1949 by the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. This standardization was intended to ensure interchangeability of fasteners and tools between the three countries.
But that is still no guarantee that they were used on any given application.
The lantern style toolpost and tools certainly predate 1949.
But that is still no guarantee that they were used on any given application.
The lantern style toolpost and tools certainly predate 1949.
