Thanks everyone.
Don - My Machinery's Handbook (24th ed) left the depth standards out. Guess I need to get an older version.
Anyway, I had not thought about looking at button heads for an example. So, I copied one and I'm having the shop make samples for testing.
JMT
Thanks for the replies. I should have called it a threaded retainer, not a fastener, as it holds another part. It is rather thin and thus the need to determine the minimum required socket depth. I was hoping for a down & dirty equation that says: with this mat'l, this size hex and this...
Hello everyone. Since I found this site I have been getting lots of great information and entertainment-thanks! I can't find the info I need so I get to make my first post. I am designing a custom fasterner with a hex socket for tightening. Are there formulas for designing hex sockets. I...
