sossol (Oct 20, 2022)
You can save a lot of drilling and tapping by using a thread checker plate of the sort often available gratis from suppliers to the craft. I use the one pictured because it contains both inferial NC and NF as well as metric threads. (I've blanked out the name of the company lest I be accused of endorsement.)
Attaching the nuts to the board presents a problem if the thread to be checked is firmly attached to a large structure, e.g. studs on wheels or machinery. Often there isn't enough "swing room" to rotate the board around the stud. I prefer to keep a matching nut on each screw to address this problem. (Sometimes the nuts can interfere with each other so alternating screw/nut pairs are mounted on the back of the plate.)
Thanks Make Things! We've added your Fastener Identifier Board to our Storage and Organization category,
as well as to your builder page: Make Things's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
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