screw size

harryk3616 · January 13, 2013, 08:44:13 PM

good afternoon guy's trying to find out the screw thread size for a penn #9 reel stand. i have to tap out two holes and the smallest taps i have are 4-40 and 4-36, hope somebody has an answer so i can order a tap or two, thanks harryk

alantani · January 13, 2013, 09:03:37 PM

it should be a 40 thread per inch thread pitch. not sure of the diameter.... $:-\$

Irish Jigger · January 13, 2013, 11:44:04 PM

Looks,to me like No3-UNC ie 48 tpi x 0.099 in. dia.

harryk3616 · January 14, 2013, 12:07:22 AM

hi irish jigger i haven't a clue, but i'm going to try your recommendation. thanks for the help. harryk

harryk3616 · January 17, 2013, 07:24:38 PM

hi irish jigger i ordered the tap you suggested the other day for a penn #9 reel stand. you were right on, the tap came today and it worked perfect, now i'll have it for future repairs, thanks allot harryk

alantani · January 17, 2013, 07:35:14 PM

phew! thanks for checking!

Irish Jigger · January 17, 2013, 08:36:25 PM

Hi Harry, glad it worked. "Measure twice and cut once" old English proverb.

Next screw size up in Penn's is 5-40UNC and then 8-36UNF.
BTW there are two different Stands available for those reels, 30N-9 (2 7/16 in long) and 30-109S (2 5/8 in long.)

harryk3616 · January 17, 2013, 09:11:55 PM

irish jigger thanks again harryk

harryk3616 · January 19, 2013, 03:45:50 AM

irish jigger they made two different stands because one would fit on a small fresh water rod, while the other was used for salt water

Irish Jigger · January 19, 2013, 10:41:24 AM

Quite right Harry, I replaced the stands on my 9M reels with the longer 30-109s Stands as they were being used for sea fishing,better fit.