Stainlesstown Nut Bolt Thread Gauge (White)
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Consider the case of screws, for example. Suppose you have a screw in hand but do not know what it is, so you will need to put that screw into a round hole with the best fit, and you will discover that it is the 1/4 inch hole that best fits the unknown screw. With 1/4 in, you now have a whole inch. I would say that there would be 18 treads per inch. In your case, (18/4) is the screw since you have found that 18 on the tread pitch guide lined up with each tread when the treads were lined up according to the 18 guide spacing. As in lining up two exact combs next to one another with each prong lining up with the other. Now, to determine if your nut is coarse or fine, put it on the 1/4 double male step or on the protruding male diameter by the nut. If the nut stops on the first shoulder, then you have a coarse nut. look for the box in which a picture of a screw is shown. The answers for coarse and fine under a quarter inch are listed below. Here is the answer to your question. It is a bit confusing for a newbie, but remember to use common sense as well, and you will get it with a bit of
Besides spending big money on a machine shop thread gauge made from plated or stainless steel, I have given up looking for a suitable unit for thread testing ASE and metric threads and end up taking my sample to a hardware store that specializes in nuts and bolts for testing. It is with regret that I must say the thread gauge I got from Amazon went into the trash.
It does not appear to be misleading at all to me I could clearly see that the item is made of plastic from the photo. The company Stainlesstown handles some items that are made of stainless steel, and it is just a company name.
Yes, I do. You can find many photos of both sides of the blade on StainlessTown.
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Many negative reviews have been written about this gauge, it is designed not to sort out the mess of screws, nuts, and bolts whilst you An accurate and very useful addition for anyone who has ever worked in the garage, around the house, or on hobbies, then failed to make sure that there were no loose items sitting around. In terms of time and patience, I have never had, and probably will never have, that kind of time and patience. Thus I end up with tins, plastic containers, and bags, as well as a complete Therefore, on a rainy cool day, you can either throw your fasteners away or you can visit the big hardware store, Orange or Blue, and buy a whole bunch of things that you will throw away in a couple of years! If you prefer, sort through your marked containers looking for new bolt sizes as you find them, using this gauge to get started and to keep this gauge handy for when you find a new bolt size You will not only learn how to do it yourself, but it will be so much more satisfying than throwing out perfectly good fasteners, and then fighting the Sunday morning crowd at the big box When it comes to the complaining of holes not being threaded, you can either buy a threaded gauge, like the ones in the fastener aisle at HD or L, which cost $60-$80, or you can measure the holes yourself. If you wish, you can find out that most threaded hardware comes in only Among all the ones I looked at, they were all located within range of one another, probably manufactured in the same place. Red is easy to see in a pile of fasteners, and will not show up oil, grime, rust, or dirt the way white, pale blue, or yellow would. Also, since I have been told I'm getting old, black wasn't the best contrast color.
If it is all you can afford, it is hard to complain or even be taken seriously, but it just left me craving something better. The holes and protrusions do not have threads. If you are young and your eyes are really good, you can match the threads on the bottom to determine which one they have. I guess for the nut diameter, you "slide" the bolt over the protrusions on the side. If you want to know what thread the nut takes, you'll need to find a bolt that will screw into it, then match the bolt to the indentions on the thread to find out what thread the nut takes. That kind of thing. There is a problem with there being so many types of bolt and nuts and little threads to deal with The SAE and metric systems are both used In the case where I just cannot fix things, I find it really difficult to determine what I have. You might want to get one with all the different male and female threads mounted on a piece of aluminum that hangs on the wall, or maybe even the ones that hang on a wire string if you can afford it.
A long time ago, I should have purchased one of these. The majority of guys I know have thousands of screws, bolts, and nuts they haven't labelled by size or metric. Their collections include both English and Metric, and they are sometimes mixed up. Finally being able to sort through my collection and provide labels for the containers will be a great help to me. The following is also true In the event of a need for a replacement part The dimensions can now be obtained, so that I avoid having to look at the product in the store to match it visually. This is a very nice model, and I'm very glad I picked one.
I'm guessing these items were promotional pieces (other sellers are selling the same item with their own branding), so I wasn't really thrilled by the price. I paid about $9 for this, but I think almost half the cost should have been applied instead I imagine it cost less than 50* to make, since it's just stamped plastic. There should be a metal version of this - I wish someone sold one It might be the same stamping, just made from NOW that would be something I might be willing to spend $10 on!.
The diameter of a bolt can be determined in this manner, but the thread pitch cannot be found in this way. It is nearly impossible to work with the thread grooves on the back since they are too shallow to fit into bolt threads and it will be impossible to understand the difference between one pitch up or down when used in this way. It required a trip to the hardware store after my first use of the product resulted in the wrong size thread being ordered.
Having the ID of bolts and nuts is much easier now that I have this tool. The bolt I had was too short, so I wanted to replace it My bolt gauge did not match any of the holes for measuring bolt diameter that I had just received. With a gauge, a magnifying glass, bright light, and 20 minutes it was still difficult to tell what the thread was made of. I couldn't find anything in the store that matched the bolt size I A metrics metric) To make sure that you are using the right gauge, make sure there are threaded holes in it.
There are no "universal" gauges of this type made of plastic or metal, and you should not waste your money on them. I consider it to be a completely worthless gauge. It is only useful when measuring the thread pitch of 1/2" or larger nuts and bolts, but horrible for measuring thread pitch of 1/4" or smaller bolts. There is no easy way to determine thread pitch. Additionally, the difficulty of determining whether it's metric or US threads in small sizes adds to the confusion. If you spend more, buy a "real" metal gauge, with each size strung on a cable with male and female threads. It is easy to read the white lettering on the front side, as other reviewers have already noted Unfortunately, I couldn't get a good picture of the backside - There is a red lettering for the most important part There is a pitch to the thread.
This seems to have worked for others, but I have no idea how they did it. Trying to figure out the pitch of the thread is extremely difficult. There are numerous ways that I've tried to line it up, but it still does not fit. I agree with others who claim that the more expensive kinds are healthier and that they know a great deal more about it. Unfortunately, this is not an accurate way to do it. What I want it for is too big for what I'll be able to use In addition to finding out what size new sofa feet I should get, I did some research to find what was cheaper. So now I will just have to guess and if they do not fit, I will return them. I may be able to guess something closer to the truth thanks to this contraption. Although I was hoping to avoid any returns at all in this process, unless the feet were terrible.
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