Re: ATM Threaded rod

["Tony Dunlap" <banjo2@bright.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: <MitchAlsup@aol.com>
To: <banjo2@bright.net>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: ATM Threaded rod


> In a message dated 99-07-23 23:21:39 EDT, you write:
>
> << Does anyone know a good (read cheap) source for aluminum threaded rod
>  (3/4"x10 tpi)? The best I can find around here is a dollar an inch.
>   >>
>
> I looked in my 4 catalogs, and can't find anything in any material over
1/2".
>
> BTW, the best price I found on 6061T6 AL 3/4" (no threads) is $2.75/ft
> while 2025T4 is $3.45/ft.

Hmmm. That's not bad. I could definitely thread it myself (I don't need "all
thread",  only a 2 foot piece with thread on about 10" of it).

> Why Al for the threads? Brass, and Steel are better in most respects
> (longevity, etc)

Weight. It's not going to be bolted/unbolted often.

> In larger sizes, threaded steel tubing is stronger and  lighter
> the threaded solid Al.

Even against sideways flexing (I'm going to have about 18 lbs hanging on a
horizontal free end of about 4")? OK, where can I get threaded steel tubing?

Thanks