You're right, Erik.
That part of the tutorial is telling you to drill through ONLY the hilt, NOT the conversion kit. Since the kit is threaded, the screw can pass through the hilt with no harm done.
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You're right, Erik.
That part of the tutorial is telling you to drill through ONLY the hilt, NOT the conversion kit. Since the kit is threaded, the screw can pass through the hilt with no harm done.
yeah I understood that ... :) But I have to find the right size drill head I guess I just test it with the smallest and work my way up to the perfect one that fits... ^^
Hey CC could you post the thread size for the other momentary switch in the store?
hmmm, I dont have one of those yet, and don't know the manufacturer.
Mr. Tim will have to enlighten us...:D
The threads on that switch are
M5x.5
Also keep in mind that SAE threads and metric threads will not convert to the same dimension. In other words, if you want to drill and tap a hole for an 8-32 screw you will not find a metric tap that will match up directly to the 8-32 and SAE will not directly match up to metric. They are completely different sizes. Even though in the US we use SAE, when we have a part that requires a metric thread like a 16 mm AV switch, to drill and tap the hole the correct size we HAVE to use a 15 mm drill bit and a 16mm x 1 tap. We can't use anything SAE to match up with it. You can purchase any drill bit or tap online wheather metric or SAE. I suggest always using the correct size bits and taps or you will risk stripping threads or cross threading.
Unless someone else is doing a protosaber, this probably won't be very useful, BUT:
Pommels designed for inserts (Style 1-11) can be threaded to accept 3/4" pipe fitting, which can then be used to attach a length of braided steel washing machine hose
Ok the mom switch is - M5x.5 threading the only tap I can find is a M5x.8. Will this be ok