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      Leggy
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      with a 150mm diameter

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        Dave R
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        So what's your problem in trying to model it in SketchUp? What's not working?

        @Leggy said in help with a thread:

        there are only 4 crests on the thread
        When you model it make it 2 or 3 turns longer so you can cut the extrusion off nicely.

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          Leggy
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          I’m the problem, ha ha
          I need a back to basics tutorial, I always seem to miss a certain point and nothing happens . I can see the way both of you do the threads but I’m missing something

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            Leggy
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            with a 150mm diameter

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              Leggy
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              ok , after watching Rich's video about 8 times I'm making progress. I was missing the upright extension
              what's curve origin? I set it to -1.5 as in the video, so that made the male thread , now to make the female which ill offset by 0.3

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                Dave R @Leggy
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                @Leggy said in help with a thread:

                I'm making progress.

                OK. So you don't need the video tutorial I did? Good enough.

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                  Leggy @Dave R
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                  @Dave-R where is it?

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                    Rich O Brien Moderator @Leggy
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                    @Leggy said in help with a thread:

                    watching Rich's video about 8 times I'm making progress

                    I did a video?

                    Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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                      Dave R @Leggy
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                      @Leggy said in help with a thread:

                      where is it?

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                        Leggy
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                        Aha I got you mixed up, that was the one I watched

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                          Leggy
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                          I’m the problem, ha ha
                          I need a back to basics tutorial, I always seem to miss a certain point and nothing happens . I can see the way both of you do the threads but I’m missing something

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                            Leggy
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                            Ok I’ve managed a male and female thread on a 150mm diameter, with a 0.3 offset, . It’s very tight can wind it on for 2 threads , and that’s it. Tomorrow doing another female with an extra 0.3 clearance on all faces, so see how that goes. I think it’s the shrinkage on the printer that’s causing the problem
                            Thanks Guys for all your help

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                              Dave R @Leggy
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                              @Leggy said in help with a thread:

                              I think it’s the shrinkage on the printer that’s causing the problem

                              That's probably it. You'll have to work that out based on the material.

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                                Leggy
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                                I finally got it to work , pictures to follow , thanks Guys

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                                  Leggy
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                                  IMG_5449.jpeg 579FAF1F-EBEE-4AF2-B628-5640FFD5CD63.jpeg

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                                    Leggy
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                                    1CB2BC12-596F-4745-BC0F-C832939B95AE.mov

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                                      Rich O Brien Moderator
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                                      Well done @Leggy

                                      Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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                                        Leggy
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                                        Hi guys
                                        Again thanks for all your help
                                        Is there a chart you use to look up thread dimensions, pitch, tpi , crest etc
                                        I was trying a m22 x 2.5 and got a bit confused on the chart I was following, so I asked ChatGPT
                                        After 4 hours of me telling it, it was wrong, it finally agreed 🙄
                                        I was drawing it in SU then asking it questions on the iPad
                                        When I get home I’ll upload my figures and see what you think, the thread looks good on the screen, but that doesn’t mean it will fit
                                        Thanks Dean

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                                          Leggy
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                                            Leggy
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                                            These are what chat told me

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