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Re: Mounting the PIAB Suction Cup

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
Hmmmm.....interesting.....
"Suction cup FC75P Polyurethane 60, G3/8" male - 1/8" NPSF female"
So that could be the problem, we need a G3/8" nut, not a NPSF nut. Good catch!
Did you actually find a NPSF nut? if so, that would work as well. (As I said a the top, NPSF stands for "National Pipe STRAIGHT etc..." )

We haven't been able to find a 3/8-18 NPSF nut anywhere locally. (You probably tried a 3/8-18 NPT [National Pipe Thread] connector. That is the TAPERED one - I mentioned above that we already know it won't work. )

But that still isn't my original question... What off-the-shelf solutions have YOU guys already FOUND, to mount this puppy? (Part sources, please) We'd considering the link (mentioned above) for the T-nuts, but that just converts the problem into one requiring a T-Slot holder. And, giving us the specs for the thread doesn't help (we have that already), as we have no lathe here.

I guess I'd still like to hear other actual off-the-shelf solutions people have tried (which WORK, and hold it SECURELY), for those of us that do NOT have access to a lathe.

Thanks!

- Keith
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