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[asid61]

Originally Posted by tim-tim

Just a habit of working on aircraft. The robots are vibration machines, so any little advantage to screws backing-out I will take. We have quite a few fastener stores in the area, so access to fine thread fasteners is not an issue.

That being said, we haven't used a 1/4" fastener on the robot in quite sometime - maybe a COTS component that required. We have used #10 rivet nuts in 1/4" holes in the past in the KOP frames.

An advantage to 1/4"-20 is that more teams that I know of stock it over 1/4"-28. Something to consider as well.
I don't think we have 1/4"-28 screws, just tons of 1/4-20", 10-32, 8-32, 6-32, and some metric.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by asid61

An advantage to 1/4"-20 is that more teams that I know of stock it over 1/4"-28. Something to consider as well.
I don't think we have 1/4"-28 screws, just tons of 1/4-20", 10-32, 8-32, 6-32, and some metric.

Every single FRC team in the last 10+ years has had at least two 1/4-28 nuts on their robot.

Arguably the most standard FRC fasteners next to a philips head #6-32.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Every single FRC team in the last 10+ years has had at least two 1/4-28 nuts on their robot.

True, unless one student removes them and another replaces them with 1/4-20 nuts. Now that team has intermittent electrical problems as well.

[magnets]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Every single FRC team in the last 10+ years has had at least two 1/4-28 nuts on their robot.

Arguably the most standard FRC fasteners next to a philips head #6-32.

1/4-28's? Where do we use these commonly in FRC? Bimba cylinders are available with this thread, but that's all I can think of for common parts...

[Thad House]

Originally Posted by magnets

1/4-28's? Where do we use these commonly in FRC? Bimba cylinders are available with this thread, but that's all I can think of for common parts...

It's the nuts on the breaker.

[Mike Marandola]

Originally Posted by magnets

1/4-28's? Where do we use these commonly in FRC? Bimba cylinders are available with this thread, but that's all I can think of for common parts...

Main breaker

[asid61]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Every single FRC team in the last 10+ years has had at least two 1/4-28 nuts on their robot.

Arguably the most standard FRC fasteners next to a philips head #6-32.

Whoops. I didn't know that electrical used those.
I stand corrected.