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On Oct 6, 10:26=A0am, Baron <ba...@linuxmaniac.net> wrote:
> Gareth Magennis Inscribed thus:
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> > Hi,
> > just need to clarify:
>
> > A car wash snapped off my aeriel. =A0 I figure I can re-attach it by
> > drilling and tapping holes in both parts and screwing them together
> > with a bolt with
> > the head cut off. =A0(i.e. a stud)
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> > So, I presume I drill a hole in both parts using a 3mm drill bit, tap
> > both holes with a 3mm Tap which I don't have yet, then saw the head
> > off a 3mm bolt, and screw the lot together.
>
> > (Its the 3mm bit I don't quite get - is this the diameter of the hole
> > or the diameter of the cut threads)
>
> > Cheers,
>
> > Gareth.
>
> Look up "Taping & Threading Chart" !
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> A 3mm dia rod can be threaded M3 and a M3 tap requires a 2.45 mm hole
> (2.5mm is close enough)
>
> --
> Best Regards:
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Baron.- Hide quoted t=
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Wouldn't it be easier to just get a new/replacement antenna?  Or, as
many of us do, are you making it into a fun(sort of) project?