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Tapping 6-32 in aluminum
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Apr 5, 2015, 12:32:30 PM4/5/15
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On Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 10:34:56 AM UTC-4, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote in rev.crafts.metalworking:
> Ignoramus10114 <ignoram...@NOSPAM.10114.invalid> fired this volley in
> news:L9WdneNVHaxo27zI...@giganews.com:
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> > strength not an issue
> >
>
> Then one sizes it according to what you want to mount.
>
> I mentioned 2.5x.45 metric... some also use 3 x 0.5mm, but even
> that's smaller than 6-32.
>
> If you need to mount through screw insulators (like for mounting
> a transistor or a floating-case regulator like an LM-317, you may
> be hard-put to find any insulators that will fit even 6-32... metric
> has more-or-less filled that market.
With a rapidly expanding international market where demand for metric outstrips demand for trade (in everyplace but the US), its not surprising.
> Ignoramus10114 <ignoram...@NOSPAM.10114.invalid> fired this volley in
> news:L9WdneNVHaxo27zI...@giganews.com:
>
> > strength not an issue
> >
>
> Then one sizes it according to what you want to mount.
>
> I mentioned 2.5x.45 metric... some also use 3 x 0.5mm, but even
> that's smaller than 6-32.
>
> If you need to mount through screw insulators (like for mounting
> a transistor or a floating-case regulator like an LM-317, you may
> be hard-put to find any insulators that will fit even 6-32... metric
> has more-or-less filled that market.
With a rapidly expanding international market where demand for metric outstrips demand for trade (in everyplace but the US), its not surprising.
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