Hi, I've hit a patch where I'm trying to work out thread sizes and types on a number of objects including hard drive cradle screws in a laptop and the threaded, pillar bolt on my router used for fine adjustment. Can anyone please tell me the best methods that can be used to simplify the process of measuring and identifying these threads across the sort of range I've mentioned above? TIA
-- Regards, Mike Halmarack
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Hi Mike,
Get yourself a copy of the "Zeus Tables" -
If you can get hold of one, a thread gauge is really handy too. Metric & imperial is best. Doing a search on ebay might throw up a few for a couple of quid.
Once you can find the diameter of a screw and its threads per inch ( TPI ) for imperial, or thread pitch ( Metric ) you can cross reference it in your Zeus tablesto determine what type it is. i.e. Metric Fine, Metric Coarse, UNC etc...
Alternatively you can probably find various thread size tables on the web and use a ruler to try and work out thread pitch and diameter.
Cheers - ETV
Thanks ETV, that's a great help. I'll try out all those suggestions and see what works out best. Much appreciated.
-- Regards, Mike Halmarack
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Hi Mike,
Screwfix do thread gauges - stock code 10538 =A312.99
Cheers - ETV
Also on line at a lot of sites eg
Thanks, I looked and they seem like the business. :-)
-- Regards, Mike Halmarack
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-- Regards, Mike Halmarack
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