Set screws

[BrettARichard]

Does anyone know of charts (available online, or could be emailed) that has drawings of set screws of different sizings? I'm trying to assist our warehousemen with checks and balances.

ex. A warehousemen could grab a set screw, place on the reference sheet and identify that he has the correct set screw.

 

[MintJulep]

How about storing the screws in segregated bins (or their original boxes) with the contents identified and having the stock guy pull from the correct bin?

Or, small ruler and thread gauge, both available from any hardware store.

 

[Barry1961]

Your fastener supplier should have plastic gauges for free. You can buy them from McMaster-Carr 98845A67 to do both inch and metric for around $4US.

Barry1961

 

[ornerynorsk]

Sorry if I sound bit grumpy on this one, but isn't this part of the dumbing-down problem in today's world? A person should be capable enough to be trained to visually identify the type of hardware he/she is supposed to pick, and verify it with a thread pitch gauge and a caliper (or corresponding nut). Lord help us all if tradesmen and factory workers all need to resort to pictographs and photos to do their job. Sorry everyone, this just strikes a nerve with me.

 

[JDana]

I'm with ya, ornery.

A good percentage of my time is adding little pins or blocks to CNC fixtures to eliminate whatever mistake was made last time we ran. Many times this just gives the oportunity to screw it up in another fashion.

Allowing the dumbing down of people goes against the grain of natural selection.

Now, as to the original question, if doing something was mandated from higher levels, I would take one of each item and fasten it to a board and make my own "chart". I think this would eliminate any subtle differences between what the printed chart(or plastic gage) shows and the actual item.

 

[BrettARichard]

Thanks, JDana.
That is a good idea that i honestly had never thought about.

And to everyone who bashed me on this one, it did come from "higher up". Although I agree with you, mistakes are being made daily, and if i can do my part to cut down on some of these, i will.

 

[ABCENGINEER]

These companies make a number of different slide rule references and most likely have one for set screw identification. Unfortunately (Ironically) they don't have a website.
Check with the following:

Holo-Krome Company – Socket Screw Selector

Sliding chart for obtaining U.S. and Metric screw information.

11011 McCormick Road
P.O. Box 928
Hunt Valley, MD 21030
(410) 773-7800
FAX: (410) 584-9001

Media Marketing Associates, Inc. – Engineering Support Division

Engineer’s Quick Reference Screw Calculator (Sliding Chart for U.S. and Metric)

P.O. Box 686
Beverly, MA 01915
(978) 927-3555
FAX: (978) 927-3969

TAD Technical Services Corp.

Universal Screw, Bolt, Nut Calculator

TAD Products Corp.
P.O. Box 25
Beverly, MA 01915

Copyright 1982 by TAD Technical Services Corp
639 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139