Hex screw chassis problem

[Star Bird]

What do ppl generally do when the hex screws get in the way of the male or female thread? Im talking about when you have a chassis disk that locks into place between a male and female thread, and when you try to screw it in the male thread it can't screw in all the way ,because the hex screw that holds the 4-40 rod is in the way.

I feel like I can't be the only one that has had this problem.

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[snilam]

I get a sanding drum on a dremel and sand that edge down till it slides in.

[setelf3of5]

I had to sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand.... and then I had to sand some more.

[Silver Serpent]

Turn the nut a little bit more so that the flat edge of the nut is up against the MHS part, instead of the corner. Or you could sand it.

[Strydur]

It looks to me like that is a 1.25" chassis disk up against a 1.15" ID section which means no amount of sanding will probably make the nut clear.

[Jay-gon Jinn]

It looks to me like that is a 1.25" chassis disk up against a 1.15" ID section which means no amount of sanding will probably make the nut clear.

First post says he has the one that locks in between male and female threads. I'd have to agree that sanding the nut may help, but I'd use a dremel rather than trying to do it by hand. What would help in this situation is a chassis disc that is threaded with 4-40 threads, but I'm not sure how plausible that would be in an acrylic disc.

[Madcow]

There's a suggestion I mention in the video that will go up in the next couple days. Use a drill to carefully make a deeper hole so the nut is "inside" your chassis disk. Because the disk you have there is plastic, you may want to use a dremmel not a drill.

[Strydur]

My point was that the threaded rods on that piece have a OD of pretty much exactly 1.15" so he would need to sand the nuts down to the point that the threaded rod is exposed before they will fit inside the 1.15" section. Or as Madcow suggested he needs to recess the nuts into the acrylic section.

[Star Bird]

There's a suggestion I mention in the video that will go up in the next couple days. Use a drill to carefully make a deeper hole so the nut is "inside" your chassis disk. Because the disk you have there is plastic, you may want to use a dremmel not a drill.

That sounds a bit easier then lots of sanding and yes the hex screw would sand to nothing before it would fit.

Thanks everyone !

[Jay-gon Jinn]

My point was that the threaded rods on that piece have a OD of pretty much exactly 1.15" so he would need to sand the nuts down to the point that the threaded rod is exposed before they will fit inside the 1.15" section. Or as Madcow suggested he needs to recess the nuts into the acrylic section.

ah, understood....I don't use the acrylic chassis pieces very often, so was unaware of the spacing of the holes...I've used the aluminum ones before and used a different set of holes.