Bolt size & pitch tool
04-21-2012, 06:01 PM
#1
Race Director
Thread Starter
Bolt size & pitch tool
In the process of organizing my parts bins and need a way to determine nut & bolt size. Researching I found this:
http://www.thread-check-tool.com/page2.html
It's also available on Amazon
I'd like to find one of those little things like they have at the hardware store though.
http://www.thread-check-tool.com/page2.html
It's also available on Amazon
I'd like to find one of those little things like they have at the hardware store though.
04-21-2012, 06:27 PM
#2
Former Vendor
Don't waste your money on that... Just pick up a Thread Pitch Gauge like this...
You can pick these up at your local hardware store, Sears or Advanced Auto Store.
The OD you can measure with a micrometer or dial caliper.
You can pick these up at your local hardware store, Sears or Advanced Auto Store.
The OD you can measure with a micrometer or dial caliper.
Last edited by LC MotorSports; 04-21-2012 at 10:08 PM.
04-21-2012, 06:56 PM
#3
Rennlist Member
Just thread the corresponding item on and off in a second...no need to squint.
04-21-2012, 07:32 PM
#4
Seared
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In the process of organizing my parts bins and need a way to determine nut & bolt size. Researching I found this:
http://www.thread-check-tool.com/page2.html.
http://www.thread-check-tool.com/page2.html.
Andreas
04-22-2012, 12:42 AM
#5
Drifting
For metric especially I find tap and die sets very useful for sizing. Imperial UNF/UNC are easier to tell apart. Tap and die sets usually come with thread pitch gauges.
04-22-2012, 09:57 AM
#6
Former Vendor
No self-respecting Tradesman would use a bolt, nut or tap/die set to checking threads 
...While serving my apprenticeship as a Toolmaker (my father told me that I needed a trade if the collage thing didn't work out) I witnessed another apprentice get his backside reamed out by one of the Journeyman Toolmakers for checking bolt sizes with a nut. 
...While serving my apprenticeship as a Toolmaker (my father told me that I needed a trade if the collage thing didn't work out) I witnessed another apprentice get his backside reamed out by one of the Journeyman Toolmakers for checking bolt sizes with a nut.
Last edited by LC MotorSports; 04-22-2012 at 12:21 PM.
04-22-2012, 11:09 AM
#7
Drifting
No self-respecting Tradesman would use a bolt, nut or tap/die set to check thread seizes ...While serving my apprenticeship as a Toolmaker (my father told me that I needed a trade just encase the collage thing didn't work out) I witnessed another apprentice get his backside reamed out by one of the Journeyman Toolmakers for checking bolt sizes with a nut.
...While serving my apprenticeship as a Toolmaker (my father told me that I needed a trade just encase the collage thing didn't work out) I witnessed another apprentice get his backside reamed out by one of the Journeyman Toolmakers for checking bolt sizes with a nut. 
They can make a 1 hour job last a week. We are not talking about machining custom threads here - just sizing bolts for the bolt bin.
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04-22-2012, 12:17 PM
#10
Race Director
Thread Starter
I would never use a tap and die for thread checking however my set did come with a pitch gauge too. I just don feel like getting the set out each time I want to check a bolt/nut.
