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  1. dnobie

    floating fasterner formula

    Can someone explain how the floating fastener formula works when you are fastening 3 parts in the assembly with different clearance hole sizes. I have a 1/4 " bolt passing through a clr hole @ .263 MMC, a bushing @ .254 MMC (pressed into another part), then another clr hole @ .263 MMC. I am...
  2. dnobie

    pattern positioning

    axym, The drawings only call out ANSI Y14.5 (no year). Thank you for the feedback. This was also my understanding, however I am having a hard time finding any reference (in '94 standard). I will do some more digging.
  3. dnobie

    pattern positioning

    I am trying to determine if it is legal within ASME Y14.5M to locate a pattern of holes with conventional dimensioning (no datums) from an outside profile and then use GD&T to control the spacing of the pattern to itself. We are reviewing an old (80's) drawing package in which this was done...

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