[Shop-talk] Weird machine screw

[Matt Trebelhorn]

And actually, now that I think about it, I've built a wooden camera  
and used a 1/4-20 tee nut as the tripod mount.
Works fine with all my tripods.

Matt

On 19 Feb, 2010, at 12:49 PM, Matt Trebelhorn wrote:

> That was my reaction when I read this, too.  I've actually used a  
> 1/4-20 bolt (temporarily) in a tripod to retain a camera.
>
> Is the Whitworth size just really close to the UNC size, and we can  
> get away with the mismatch?
>
> Matt
>
> On 19 Feb, 2010, at 11:44 AM, pethier at comcast.net wrote:
>
>>> The last common use of them that I'm
>>> aware of is the thread on camera tripod fittings.
>>
>> Every camera I have ever had has been 1/4-20.