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Thread: Stand Off's
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25th Jan 2017, 07:33 AM #1
Stand Off's
Hi Guys,
I came across an odd thread combination this afternoon. I needed to support a PCB off a alloy box chassis plate, so I grabbed four brass hex stand off pillars, salvaged from a scrap computer case. No problem there, M3 internal thread. At this point I assumed M4 external thread. So after drilling and threading four holes, I found that the pillars only screwed in a couple of turns before pulling out ??? When I tried to tighten them they just spun in the hole.
After checking the external threads on the pillars, I discovered that they actually were #6 x 32 UNC. Fortunately moving down 1/4" inch and redrilling and tapping #6 x 32 allowed me to salvage the alloy box.
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A group picture of the stand off's and a die I used to confirm the thread.
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Checking some other brass stand off pillars produced several other combinations of internal and external threads. I found M3.5 internal / 6 x 32 external, M3.5 with M4, 4BA with M4, and some with threads I couldn't identify.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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25th Jan 2017, 07:51 AM #2Golden Member
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Hi BaronJ,
I have been dismantling old computers and printers for years and you are right they use a real mix of threads both unc and metric especially on the older ones. I just broke down two big commercial printers and found all the screws were metric 99% of them were 3mm ones. They were of Japanese origin so it was not a surprise, As you know they are a great source of ground rods, between these two I recovered 53 rods from 5mm to 16mm in diameter and over 200 short metric screws.
Bob
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25th Jan 2017, 10:24 PM #3
Hi Bob,
I've been doing the same salvaging stuff. It just supprised me a little to find such a variation on a single part.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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