“ too big”. #12 is .216” Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 10, 2025, at 8:12 PM, Chuck <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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