[GreenKeys] Re: 6-40 UNF and other wierd screw sizes

[Don Robert House]

Thanks Ben!


>Here's a trick which I do not recommend as a general practice, but 
>can be done if you're in a fix.
>
>Take a 6-32 screw of the appropriate length, and chase it with a 
>6-40 NF die.  The result will not be pretty, but it will work if the 
>pressures aren't too great.  Similarly, you can take a 6-32 nut and 
>chase it with a 6-40 tap, with similar results.
>
>The same trick can also be used to "make" a metric fastener out of 
>an English one, or vice versa, if they sizes are close.=
>
>Ben Stephens=


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