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Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

(OP)
We have ball studs listed on many of our drawings with the manufacturer listed as Eaton.  These are the Tinnerman type of fasteners with Tinnerman Palnut supplying the various "nuts" which are sockets for the balls to snap in and out of.  Tinnerman Palnut does not manufacturer the studs themselves, however, just the nuts.  

Searching on Eaton indicates the the manufacturing of the ball studs has been "Divested".  Example part numbers include P101-499 and P116-447-6-495.  If anybody has any idea who manufacturers these things, your help would be appreciated.  Alternatively, something in the way of a standard would also be useful.

Thx,
YoungTurk

RE: Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

Try guden,

www.guden.com

Wes C.
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RE: Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

(OP)
Thanks Wes,

Guden certainly does make comparable ball studs.  

The difficulty is that Tinnerman gives the ball stud part numbers (P1XX), but we don't know what those part number are connotating beyond the info given by Tinnerman.

RE: Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

YoungTurk,

I don't understand what you mean exactly. Are you trying to specify a Part or find an alternate P/N? Or do you just want to know how the part is specified as called out by the tinnermen p/n?

Wes C.
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RE: Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

(OP)
The latter option; how the part is specified as called out by the tinnerman p/n is what I'd like to know.  

I'd also like to know who is actually manufacturing the things, and according to what specification, so we could update our drawings; but that is not the primary need.  I won't go into our purchasing questions, but suffice it to say our sourcing is undetermined.

RE: Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

YoungTurk,

There is a Stud Data Sheet, but I just saw in our library that It has been cancelled for new design. Have a look. As far a who is making them... we are right now specifying guden.

http://www.mooload.com/new/file.php?file=files/111006/1160569823/BallStudData%5BRef+Only-+No+Longer+Mfg%5D.pdf

Wes C.
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RE: Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

(OP)
Wes,

Thanks for your assistance.  I misunderstood your reference to Guden, I thought you were suggesting an alternate part, not a possible manufacturer for the Tinnnerman style.  

The link does not seem to work for me, I get a page unavailable.  It may be an issue with my firewall here at work, that happens occasionally.  Anybody else having luck?  Otherwise, I'll try later or from home tonight.

Thanks again.

RE: Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

youngturk,

send me an email at <wes616 (at) gmail (dot) com> and I'll send you the pdf.

Wes C.
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RE: Ball Stud (Tinnerman Type) Manufacturer

Also, I just talked to a mfr engineer here, and we are still buying the tinnerman studs from M&M Aerospace & I also believe that there are a couple of other suppliers around selling them.

Wes C.
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