metric hardware

[Cement Legs]

Does anyone have a source for left hand thread metric jam nuts?

[Cement Legs]

Does anyone have a source for left hand thread metric jam nuts?

[Ben Beacock]

i can get left hand metric jam nuts but only in coarse thread. http://www.spaenaur.com Since the rod ends we used are fine thread, i made some up with 1/2" hex bar stock.

[Cement Legs]

How do you get around the grade requirements for the mounting hardware by making them yourselves Ben?

[Ben Beacock]

hmm.. it's never come up. I think they're happy just to see a jam nut there.

[Dan B]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ben Beacock:
...metric jam nuts ...1/2" hex bar stock. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

That is just wrong! You could have at least used 12mm hex stock...I thought it was bad enough having the motor metric and the rest standard. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

[Moke]

Metric is standard, when will you Americans catch up with the rest of the world

[GTmule]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Moke:
Metric is standard, when will you Americans catch up with the rest of the world </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Whatever, we still see "10mm" and think:

"uhhhhhhhh, ok, so like, almost a half inch...."

16th of inches and 12 inches to a foot make SO much more sense than this stupid Base 10 crap.......

[Cement Legs]

I just find it hard to believe that I live in Canada, an SI country, and I can't find metric left hand thread nuts. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif