t-nut

hi all,

does anybody know where i could find those t-nuts in the uk?

[image: Inline images 1]
i’ve tried ali, screwfix and farnell.

the thread size needs to be 3/8 inch unfortunately.

any ideas would be appreciated.

bests,
const

What type of thread? once you get into imperial sizes there are millions
of thread profiles, all incompatible.On 20 August 2016 at 11:00, Constantin Popp constantin.popp@gmail.com wrote:

hi all,

does anybody know where i could find those t-nuts in the uk?

[image: Inline images 1]
i’ve tried ali, screwfix and farnell.

the thread size needs to be 3/8 inch unfortunately.

any ideas would be appreciated.

bests,
const


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oh no,
it’s 3/8‑inch diameter thread – British Standard Whitworth (BSW), 16 tpi.
The Whitworth standard specifies a 55° flank angle (typical of pipe threads)
3/8"-16

:slight_smile:
cOn 20 August 2016 at 11:05, Bob Clough bob@clough.me wrote:

What type of thread? once you get into imperial sizes there are millions
of thread profiles, all incompatible.

On 20 August 2016 at 11:00, Constantin Popp constantin.popp@gmail.com wrote:

hi all,

does anybody know where i could find those t-nuts in the uk?

[image: Inline images 1]
i’ve tried ali, screwfix and farnell.

the thread size needs to be 3/8 inch unfortunately.

any ideas would be appreciated.

bests,
const


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They’re sometimes used on 1990-era pinballs to hold the backbox in place.

http://pinparts.co.uk/products/t-nut-3-8-16-for-back-box-bolt

These will be UNC however - I think that’s a similar threadform to BSW but
you might need to check.On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 3:06 PM, Constantin Popp constantin.popp@gmail.com wrote:

oh no,
it’s 3/8‑inch diameter thread – British Standard Whitworth (BSW), 16 tpi.
The Whitworth standard specifies a 55° flank angle (typical of pipe threads)
3/8"-16

:slight_smile:
c

On 20 August 2016 at 11:05, Bob Clough bob@clough.me wrote:

What type of thread? once you get into imperial sizes there are millions
of thread profiles, all incompatible.

On 20 August 2016 at 11:00, Constantin Popp constantin.popp@gmail.com wrote:

hi all,

does anybody know where i could find those t-nuts in the uk?

[image: Inline images 1]
i’ve tried ali, screwfix and farnell.

the thread size needs to be 3/8 inch unfortunately.

any ideas would be appreciated.

bests,
const


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hi adrian,

thanks for the link. this’ll work!

:slight_smile:
constOn 21 August 2016 at 15:02, Adrian Godwin artgodwin@gmail.com wrote:

They’re sometimes used on 1990-era pinballs to hold the backbox in place.

http://pinparts.co.uk/products/t-nut-3-8-16-for-back-box-bolt

These will be UNC however - I think that’s a similar threadform to BSW but
you might need to check.

On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 3:06 PM, Constantin Popp < constantin.popp@gmail.com> wrote:

oh no,
it’s 3/8‑inch diameter thread – British Standard Whitworth (BSW), 16
tpi. The Whitworth standard specifies a 55° flank angle (typical of pipe
threads)
3/8"-16

:slight_smile:
c

On 20 August 2016 at 11:05, Bob Clough bob@clough.me wrote:

What type of thread? once you get into imperial sizes there are
millions of thread profiles, all incompatible.

On 20 August 2016 at 11:00, Constantin Popp constantin.popp@gmail.com wrote:

hi all,

does anybody know where i could find those t-nuts in the uk?

[image: Inline images 1]
i’ve tried ali, screwfix and farnell.

the thread size needs to be 3/8 inch unfortunately.

any ideas would be appreciated.

bests,
const


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