McMaster-Carr is one of many industrial suppliers of NEF (National Extra Fine) threading taps and dies:
5/8-24 Taper tap #2521A423, $ 16.25 5/8-24 Plug tap #2521A527, $ 16.25 5/8-24 Bottoming tap #2521A495, $ 16.25 5/8-24 Threading die #26005A216, $ 66.89 Go to www.mcmastercarr.com 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 1:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] SO239 Barrel Nut Size Is there a 24 pitch tap or die readily available in 5/8"? SAE coarse is 11 TPI and SAE fine is 18 TPI. Outside of the connector industry, where is it used? The threading on UHF and type N connectors looks identical. In a message dated 2/9/2008 12:39:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jim, Both the UHF and the N connector have 5/8-24 threads. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY ________________________________ Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. <http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp0030000 0002548>

