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Re-Tapping A Hammond 1455 Case

post #1 of 5
1/26/10 at 11:18pm
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I'm considering tapping a hammond 1455 case for 6-32 screws. However, the case currently has the self-tapping screws installed. Has anyone tried tapping for 6-32 after installing the self-tapping screws? Thanks.
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post #2 of 5
1/26/10 at 11:48pm
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Originally Posted by rds View Post
I'm considering tapping a hammond 1455 case for 6-32 screws. However, the case currently has the self-tapping screws installed. Has anyone tried tapping for 6-32 after installing the self-tapping screws? Thanks.
Shouldn't be hard at all, since the included screws are already #6-32.
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post #3 of 5
1/27/10 at 12:46am
Yup, I did it. Works fine.
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post #4 of 5
1/27/10 at 1:05am
That's one reason those screws are 3/4" long, Ryan (not the ones that Hammond supplies). They go far enough to pass any threads that the Hammond self-tappers have chewed up. Actually, though - Hammond uses something called "Taptite" screws that roll the threads instead of cutting them, so there's probably not any chewing going on anyway.
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post #5 of 5
1/27/10 at 1:59am
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Thanks for the feedback guys!

Tomb - yeah, I was using them a few weeks ago on a gamma 2 and had to grind them down a little (my tap didn't quite go far enough) and I was actually wondering 'why 3/4"?'
Makes sense now, and conveniently my tap is just long enough for the 3/4"s with Hammonds (due to the faceplate plus bezel).
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