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Old 29-10-2020, 07:16 AM   #139
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Originally Posted by utopia View Post
'Fraid not, Rob.
No.6-32 is actually 0.138" dia which makes it roughly 3.5mm dia
No.8-32 is 0.164" dia which is roughly 4.15mm dia
The pitch of 32 tpi is also much finer than the std pitch for either m5 or m6 threads


I still say five thirty-two rather than five thirty-seconds.
Mind you, the place where I did my engineering had fairly strong American connections.
I would never say six thirty-two though ... its either No.6-32 or three sixteenths, depending on whether you're talking threads or dimensions.


And finally ...
I have to say, I still prefer working in thou (..sandths of an inch) when I'm machining.
I know that sounds like being a luddite but it isn't really .. its just that its a more appropriately sized unit for the job in hand.
Tenths of a mm are too big and hundredths of a mm are too small.
And both are too much of a mouthful.
There, I've said it now .. I'm sure I've let myself in for criticism.


Oh, and by way of excusing the digression, I will just say once again ...
Gazza's adaptors are fab.
I've been using one for ages and its been perfect.

And welcome along, Sandro.
To finish the education Utopia, what does the 32 part of “# 6 - 32” signify, as it clearly isn’t the denominator of 6/32” for which I’d taken it to be.

https://elginfasteners.com/resources...lt-conversion/

I see from a table that # 0 is 1.524mm dia. So it’s not like wire gauges where the Number gets bigger as the wire gets finer as it’s pulled through dies
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