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Re: Internal Threads

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Originally Posted by jee7s View Post
And thus we risk diving into an ongoing debate.

The guidance I have received from a number of sources is that 3 threads is the minimum to get the appropriate geometry for the threads in the hole. If you think about what having a thread or half a thread means...well that's not very reliable.
Thus why nuts generally have 3-4 threads. Funny how that works

/thread jacking
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