On May 12, 1:41 pm, tnik <kortjes...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> run...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > Does anyone know why the hole wizard clearance sizes for screws does
> > not match those listed in the Machinery's Handbook? For example, if I
> > use SW to add a clearance hole for a #8 screw, it says the normal fit
> > is .177, but the Machinery's Handbook states it is .194. If I want a .
> > 194 hole in SW, I have to use the loose fit (which isn't even an
> > option in the Machinery's Handbook).
>
> Prolly depends on where the standard came from.
>
> Either would work, because the mach handbook states that a #8 socket
> head cap screw should have a body diameter of .164 to .1585
>
> I've often wondered where solidworks pulls all of its information from.
> Standards wise.
>
> having a hard time with a customer right now over standards. They draw
> something non-standard, but then reference a standard. So which one
> should I go by? heh
>
> I never try to assume because 9/10 times Im the only one that becomes
> the ass.
Either one may not always work. If you read the definitions of a close
fit and a normal fit, they're supposed to be used in certain
cir***stances.
I would be interested to know where they got their info from too.
haha That sounds like fun.
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