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Title: Tee-nuts : What size ?
Post by: tommyinajar on February 10, 2007, 10:00:19 pm

Quick question:
 What size T-nuts for mounting joysticks in 5/8 MDF would one be wise to use ? http://www.mcfeelys.com/subcat.asp?sid=187

Title: Re: Tee-nuts : What size ?
Post by: johnm160 on February 11, 2007, 10:57:27 pm

You need to figure out what size screw will fit through the hole in your joystick mounting plate to answer this.

Can you fit a 1/4 screw through it or only a 10-24?

 :cheers:

Title: Re: Tee-nuts : What size ?
Post by: Timoe on February 12, 2007, 08:40:54 am

10-24 can be used on almost anything.

Title: Re: Tee-nuts : What size ?
Post by: Ken Layton on February 12, 2007, 10:07:51 am

10-24 is standard for use in America.

Title: Re: Tee-nuts : What size ?
Post by: tommyinajar on February 12, 2007, 11:21:13 am

Quote from: Ken Layton on February 12, 2007, 10:07:51 am

10-24 is standard for use in America.

10-24 it is then, comrade ! Thanks :)

Title: Re: Tee-nuts : What size ?
Post by: moriartyds on February 12, 2007, 03:07:43 pm

I picked up some 10-24 x 5/16" (I believe) at Home Depot along with some 10-24 1/2" machine screws (note:  I used 3/4" wood but routed out a recess for the joysticks).  So far so good.

Title: Re: Tee-nuts : What size ?
Post by: tommyinajar on February 12, 2007, 03:30:21 pm

Yea I looked at Home Depot I think they wanted 4 or 5 bucks for 4 of them !!


 That seems ridiculous when I can get 50 of them from http://www.mcfeelys.com/ for like 10 bucks.

Title: Re: Tee-nuts : What size ?
Post by: moriartyds on February 12, 2007, 03:50:52 pm

Wow, that's crazy.  I picked up the 12 t-nuts (4 per package) and a packet of bolts and I could have sworn I only paid like $7-8. 

Still, can't beat the price online.  Plus you have plenty to work with should things go wrong ... err, should you build multiple CP's.