IMO it is oddball. So close to 1/4-20 that is what I use if 10-32 or 10-24 are too small. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 9, 2025, at 10:35 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I went to Ace Hardware today looking for a box of 12-24 x 3/8 or 1/2 pan > head Philips machine screws, I had a box of 100 that I had used up. The box > said Hillman and I’m almost positive I bought it at Ace. > > They had sizes from 4-40 to 10-32 and even 10-24, then it jumped to 1/4-20. > Figuring my eyes or my brain were failing me, I asked someone for help, and > he told me 12-24 is an oddball size. He did find some in the specialty screw > drawers but at $0.45 each. > > When did 12-24 become an oddball size? > > I mostly use M6 now for rack screws, but I use 12-24 for things like > attaching DIN rail to backplates. My trusty Greenlee tap set isn’t metric so > I can’t use M6. > > I’m sure I could order some from McMaster, I was just surprised the hardware > store didn’t have them in the bins. > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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