Thread data, optical thread sizes and engineering tables
Thread data, optical thread sizes and engineering tables
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I am currently working on a project and have a great deal of trouble finding any type of standards or even information on thread data for threads used in the optical industry.
The engineering handbook has no information and there sizes are not even in there.
I'm looking for information on M34 X P1.0 and 1.035" -40. Can't find the major and minor diameters and pitch diameter.





RE: Thread data, optical thread sizes and engineering tables
There are plenty of metric thread calculators if you do a search - just be careful trusting any thing free on the internet as it may be worth what you paid for it.
As for unified 'special' threads FAQ404-1480: How Do I Specify Unified Thread Form Custom Threads?
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Thread data, optical thread sizes and engineering tables
I have found good information on Wikipedia on C-mount camera threads. I have not really searched for anything else.
Are these optical standards, or are they UN or metric threads in weird configurations? To my thinking, M60×0.5 is a weird thread unless I am clamping a lens, something I do quite a bit. It still is a standard metric thread form. Your machine shop may be happier if he gets to make both the male and female threads, testing them to assure they fit.
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JHG
RE: Thread data, optical thread sizes and engineering tables
Not sure what parts you are looking for, but this site uses that thread for attachment and lenses.
http://www.newport.com/OpticsCage-Optical-Cage-Sys...
RE: Thread data, optical thread sizes and engineering tables
M34x1 Internal
5H - Pitch dia. min. 33.350, max. 33.482
6H - Pitch dia. min. 33.350, max. 33.520
7H - Pitch dia. min. 33.350, max. 33.562
M34x1 External
4h - Pitch dia. max. 33.350, min. 33.270
6g - Pitch dia. max. 33.324, min. 33.199
8g - Pitch dia. max. 33.324, min. 33.124
M60x0.5 Internal
5H - Pitch dia. min. 59.675, max. 59.787
M60x0.5 External
4h - Pitch dia. max. 59.675, min. 59.608
6g - Pitch dia. max. 59.655, min. 59.549
For Microscopes etc. I could find only DIN 58 888 - RMS (used to be W 0.8" x 1/32) 55 deg.
Internal Pitch dia. max. 19.994, min. 19.868
External Pitch dia. max, 19.822, min, 19.746
Hope this helps.
RE: Thread data, optical thread sizes and engineering tables