2016General Discussion forum
Finding American standard screws internationally, particularly for equipment repair
What the thread found
- A 3.5mm diameter screw with 32 threads per inch is designated as 6-32 in American standard notation, where the first number refers to the screw size and the second number indicates threads per inch.
- Multiple online retailers ship fasteners internationally to Europe, including those specializing in both metric and imperial measurements.
- When searching for American standard fasteners outside the US, dedicated fastener retailers with international shipping are more reliable than general hardware stores.
Depends on
- The thread pitch code explanation (what the numbers in the designation mean) was inferred but not explicitly confirmed in the thread.
- Specific shipping policies and product availability from mentioned retailers were not verified in the discussion.