The limited knowledge I've obtained about survey antenna is that almost all use a straight 5/8-11 thread. There are various 5/8 adapters available. I use one to 1/4-20 to mount the antenna on a camera tripod.
On Oct 30, 2019, 3:17 AM, at 3:17 AM, Hal Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have two of these. They are both 5/8-11, however they were both >tapered. >> The taper can be removed with a hand tap. > >Are tapered threads used for something other than pipes? > > >> The ones I���ve seen all thread fine onto the standard survey poles. >I believe >> that is a 5/8-11 thread. > >Do survey poles have a tapered thread, or are the threads short enough >not to >encounter the tapered part of the hole? Google found lots of adapters. > None >of the threads looked tapered. > >I'm not a machinist (but my dad was). Wiki says it's common to start >with a >tapered tap because they are easier to get started, then follow up with >a >bottoming tap if necessary. Did they just forget that step for a batch >of >antennas? > > >-- >These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >To unsubscribe, go to >http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com >and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
