On 19 Sep 2005 21:39:56 GMT, (DoN. Nichols)
wrote:

According to Don Foreman :
On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:31:09 GMT, "Wayne G. Dengel"
wrote:

Good Morning!

I need brass rods & threaded fittings - 1/8" diameter rods will do (can find
these at The Home Depot).

What I need from the group is the name of a supplier of brass fittings, i.e.
means to connect one rod to the next.
Rods will be formed into a retangle that will be used to support a
stain-glass window (approx 18" wide x 53" high; glass portion already in a
wood frame). Plan to hang the SG window in front of a glass-block window.
Wood frame is not structurally sound. A brass-rod "band" around the overall
structure should do it.

I can thread the 1/8" rods - need threaded fittings for end-to-end
connection.

I'll buy the rods (already threaded ??) and suitable fittings from one
supplier as may be available.

Thanks!

Wayne Dengel

Closest SAE thread to 1/8" is 5-40, which isn't real common. If you
could go to 5/32" rod then you'd be pretty close to an 8-32 thread
which you can probably get spacers for.

Or -- also very close to 4mm (Actually 3.9688mm -- only 0.0012"
too small) if metric works for you.

Check electronics places
like Newark, Digi-Key, etc. They used to sell threaded brass
spacers.

Ditto 3/16" rod, which would work well with 10-32.

Source for rod: gas brazing rod at a welding supplier. It's
available in 1/8", 5/32" and 3/16".

If you're very careful with lots of rocking to and fro, you can force
a 6-32 die onto 1/8" brass (I've done it), but it's highly likely
that you'll just shear the rod off. in the tap.

You mean "in the die"?

If you've got a lathe, I would suggest turning the 1/8" brass
down to 0.138" for the threads, plus a very short area down to 0.107" to
help start the die straight.

Good Luck,
DoN.
3mm threads are .118" on the O.D.. So an M3 x .5 die could be used if
the threaded spacers or coupling nuts are easily available. And 4-40
threads are .112" on the O.D.. 4-40 threaded spacers are easy to get.
And a 4-40 die could be used on 1/8" brass rod.
ERS