A nice little tool to have... and it cheap...

[Bill Huber]

I have had plastic ones and one I made with bolts glued to a board but they have all had their drawbacks.

I saw this one on Rocklers site while I was ordering so hings and other things so I add it to the cart. I just ordered the metric one at first but after I got that one I ordered the standard one also.

Really neat and they work for nuts, bolts and the best thing is treaded holes in something.

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=21999&filter=thread%20ditect

Photo from Rocklers site.

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[Bruce Page]

I haven't seen these before. Pretty slick
Thanks

[Garth Keel]

and I agree it saves a lot of time and trouble. Well worth the cost.

[harry strasil]

I would rather have the one on the end of the nut and bolt aisle at my Ace Hdwe. All on one narrow board. It reminds me of the one I made for my kids when they were little to master hand eye coordination with NC and NF bolts tack welded onto a scrap of sheet steel, one nut, flat washer and lock washer for each size up to 3/4 inch.

[Bob Borzelleri]

Nice find. I just ordered one of each. Wonder if they have Whitworth?:rolleyes:

[Dave Mura]

Cool stuff!

[Bruce Wrenn]

I would rather have the one on the end of the nut and bolt aisle at my Ace Hdwe. All on one narrow board. It reminds me of the one I made for my kids when they were little to master hand eye coordination with NC and NF bolts tack welded onto a scrap of sheet steel, one nut, flat washer and lock washer for each size up to 3/4 inch.Harry, one day when in Lowes, Hillman guy was there servicing display. I asked about buying one of the thread size finders. He said "About $300 and some change, plus shipping." That is when I decided I really didn't need one.

[Randal Stevenson]

I would rather have the one on the end of the nut and bolt aisle at my Ace Hdwe.

Mcmaster Carr item 20375A27 on page 2221, $44.10.

[Don Bullock]

Thanks Bill!!!

I never saw those on their website or catalog. In the past I've made a trip to Lowe's because they have the thread size finders set up in the hardware department that Bruce mentioned.:eek:

[Wes Grass]

What, you can't just look at them and tell what thread they are? And tell metric from UN at a glance?

I guess being a machinist for 35 years has it's benefits ;-)

[Vince Lok]

Hey, Rockler has those on sale PLUS free shipping this week (code V0707).... according to an email I just got.

Vince

[Paul Ryan]

That looks like a really handy set expecially for the price. I have a $300 set of taps and dies that I use for the same thing.

[Matt Winterowd]

Nice find, Bill! I just ordered a set!

[Ryan Baker]

Wonder if they have Whitworth?:rolleyes:

Nice one! :) I wouldn't count on it though.

[Rick Moyer]

Thanks Bill (and Vince). I've been using my tap and die sets, but these will be handier I believe. (or is it "more handy"?; whatever)

[Phil Thien]

I would rather have the one on the end of the nut and bolt aisle at my Ace Hdwe. All on one narrow board. It reminds me of the one I made for my kids when they were little to master hand eye coordination with NC and NF bolts tack welded onto a scrap of sheet steel, one nut, flat washer and lock washer for each size up to 3/4 inch.

The monolithic displays are nice if you have a screw or nut you're trying to match. But if you have a machine w/ a stud or threaded bolt hole and don't know the size or pitch, the individual pieces in the Rockler kit are a little more convenient.

[Rick Moyer]

received mine yesterday, very nice! I was thinking maybe stretching them out along a board, to be able to easily see the one you may want to use first. Any thoughts on this, or how you are using these?

[Scott Crumpton]

Please correct me if I'm wrong. From the pictures, the balls appear to be molded onto the cable. It sure would be a lot more useful if they could be slid along the cable and possibly a longer cable substituted. I'm almost tempted to buy them. But...

What I usually do is find some screw or nut in the salvaged hardware pails that fits my problem. I then take it with me to the hardware store and match it with the exact length/style/whatever that I need. It's a rare day that I can't find something in those pails with the right threads. Sometimes I even find what I need.

[Rick Moyer]

Scott, they do slide along the cable. I suppose you could put them all on a new length of cable if you chose.