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Looking to replace bent 8m threaded rod Help

hellorous

Looking to replace bent 8m threaded rod Help
February 17, 2014 12:00AM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 82

Hello all I'm having a hard time finding just a replacement 8m threaded stainless rod to replace a bent one on my Z axis. It is a Sells mendel(not Prusa). The few i have received do not want to fit the nuts i have for some reason. Is there a particular one i need, Ty for any help in advance. Also a good vendor be nice.

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hellorous

Re: Looking to replace bent 8m threaded rod Help
February 17, 2014 12:10AM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 82

[www.ebay.com] I tired this one but nut will not go on it without stripping it. I also had tried another and had same problem to tight of a fit.

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Re: Looking to replace bent 8m threaded rod Help
February 17, 2014 12:59AM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 1,381

I suspect that the pitch of the threaded rod is not the same as the pitch of the nut.

Possibly you are mixing a 5/16-18 nut with a metric M8×1.25 threaded rod.

Their pitch is nearly the same.
0.0555" pitch for a 5/16-18.
0.049 mm pitch for a M8×1.25.

ISO metric screw thread (ISO)
[en.wikipedia.org]

Unified Thread Standard (ASME/ANSI)
[en.wikipedia.org]

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/17/2014 01:00AM by A2.

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hellorous

Re: Looking to replace bent 8m threaded rod Help
February 17, 2014 01:30AM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 82

Ty I ordered some 5/16 rods to try it ( also come with new nuts for it)

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brnrd

Re: Looking to replace bent 8m threaded rod Help
February 17, 2014 01:36AM

Registered: 13 years ago
Posts: 1,780

You should probably replace the z nuts along with the threaded rods. It's very likely that the threads in the nuts have been stripped. Brass nuts would probably be best to use with stainless steel threaded rods.The nuts are a lot cheaper than the rods.

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dave3d

Re: Looking to replace bent 8m threaded rod Help
February 17, 2014 04:58AM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 329

I upgraded my OrdBot with these trapezoidal threads:

[www.ebay.co.uk]

You also need the right nuts for the rods. Z axis runs a lot smoother now.
Ordinary threaded rod is notoriously difficult to get straight.