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    Odd metric thread call out

    No print, just the part. And it's more than a basic screw. No chance of a lazy substitution
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    Odd metric thread call out

    drawoh> Non of the TPI gauges in the range fit completely.
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    Odd metric thread call out

    dgallup > Got the handbook and could come up with the numbers if I actually knew what class the parts were made to. Given the unsualness of this thing I don't want to assume it's "preferred" Got the gauge here: http://www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail?k=156M chckerhater > Thanks. I...
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    Odd metric thread call out

    Not exotic, but a wafer grinder is fairly precise in the adjustments. I didn't do the measurement, and form angle wasn't brought up. If it was other than 60 I'm sure it would be mentioned but I'll verify that. I don't see how that would effect the pitch though. Unless there's a standard M10x1.1...
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    Odd metric thread call out

    It's a screw for fine adjustment of a grinding table. We took the part for inspection on an optical comparator. Inspected at 1.10mm pitch and the shop had a the gauge to verify it. We went and bought our own gauge - Starrett #156M. We were surprised that it was readily available.
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    Odd metric thread call out

    Not 28 TPI. The thread is in good condition and I have more than one example of it. I don't have a 1.12 gauge to compare it with, but we do have 1.10 gauge that fits it. It's not a big surprise that this Japanese equipment mfg. would create parts like this.
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    Odd metric thread call out

    Standard or not, doesn't change the part I'm reverse engineering that has a 10mm thread with a pitch that fits a 1.10 thread gauge perfectly. In the meantime I did find a trial version of software that accepted a 1.10 pitch variable. Don't know how to verify the results though...
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    Odd metric thread call out

    I have a M10 x 1.1 6g thread to call out on a drawing. Has anyone seen a chart with major/minor/pich diameter tolerances for such a thing?
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    Basic locating angle without FCF, yes/no?

    No annoyance here! I think I got my consensus evidence for my needs. Any other discussion is enlightening, or at the very least entertaining. I seem to stir up this kind of stuff on the rare occasion that I post here. And for drawoh, actually I'm the inspector too. Real small operation here...
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    Basic locating angle without FCF, yes/no?

    To redirect the conversation away from a "what constitutes a feature of size" debate. The question at hand is more to the use of the basic dimension rather than leaving just a +/- dimension like the other ones involved. The function of these scallops/divots/notches is easily met with using the...
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    Basic locating angle without FCF, yes/no?

    See attached drawing for reference. (assume this is in a drawing with title block tolerance and all other features properly defined) A colleague asserts that this is acceptable, making the angle basic and nothing else. Plus no FCF controlling location. I'm not sure of the reasoning behind this...
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    (Update) DWGEditor & Load Lisp on startup

    I'm not sure what's involved with loading fonts and line types, but here's a sample of some of the lisp routines I'm loading: (defun c:o () (command "offset")) (defun c:pe () (command "pedit")) (defun c:pl () (command "pline")) (defun c:po () (command "polygon")) (defun c:r () (command...
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    (Update) DWGEditor & Load Lisp on startup

    In response to closed thread559-107337 by brrian, a possible solution. I was trying to solve this same issue and the vague helpfile wasn't much help. After reading the above closed thread I tried the following and it's working. Create a text file call dwgeditor.lsp and put it in your...
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    How many angles are in a circular pattern?

    ctopher, Thanks for the suggestion. I happen to have a copy of the standard right here on my bookshelf. Or is it keeping the conference table from wobbling? ;) No matter. I've looked it over several times since posting this to review the references of others. My original question was more of...
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    Controlling coaxial features

    I have 14.5 and I just read 2.7.3. Fine, this works for me too: Still, how does one verify perfect coaxiality without a datum? Same question applied to the T.I.R.

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