had to use 11/32 for the first time yesterday

[zktk01]

I was installing some telco gear at work. usually everything is 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, or 1/2. I was shocked they used such an odd size I didn't have my metrics with me will try a 9mm see if it was actually that size which might be even more odd.

 

[Ign]

Common for 8-32 in electrical

 

[BroncoAZ]

I just purchased a Wrightgrip SAE set that didn’t include 11/32” because they don’t make it. I already planned to keep my old Craftsman RP 11/32” just in case.

 

[CBassB]

Common for 8-32 in electrical

This is right, 8-32 and 8-36 screws have an 11/32" nut. To be honest it is the only 32nd size that I use regularly.

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[jayrush13]

Yep use 11/32 nut driver all the time dealing with electrical equipment. Especially nuts in the small j-boxes on motors and ballast nuts.

 

[jd_1138]

SAE stuff is so cheap, may as well get a list of all the SAE sizes and have every size on hand even if it's an off brand.

 

[Professional Tool User]

SAE stuff is so cheap, may as well get a list of all the SAE sizes and have every size on hand even if it's an off brand.

+1 Better to have a cheap tool than to be held hostage.

 

[bonneyman]

+3 on electrical work. Sockets short and deep, wrenches shorty and standard. keeping my eyes peeled for an XL wrench. Sometimes a motor bracket uses the motor end bolt for support, and the only sane way to get it off is with a wrench.

You can always tell if the previous guy was a Vise-Grip tech.

 

[dr_clyde]

Just realized I don't have this in my wrench and nut-driver selection. I do run into #8 screws pretty often.

Just texted my SO dealer to remedy that problem. Thanks GJ...

 

[6PTsocket]

Common for 8-32 in electrical

Thanks, I was trying to remember why 11/32 sounded familiar.

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[Provincial]

11/32 is 0.3438 and 9mm is 0.3543, so a 9mm is about 0.010 larger. Close enough so you Metric types shouldn't have to buy another tool!

 

[unslow1]

What I remember 11/32 from is starters on GM cars from the 70's.

 

[Mick56]

Yep, have used 11/32 on many starter solenoid wiring.

 

[samss]

Like jayrush13 and ecotec, I use 11/32 often enough to have a wrench and driver in my backpack. Who else besides me got fed up looking for a 1/4 hex drive hollow shaft bit and just made their own?

 

[tanukiboy]

11/32 is 0.3438 and 9mm is 0.3543, so a 9mm is about 0.010 larger. Close enough so you Metric types shouldn't have to buy another tool!

But 9mm is also an unusual size. It isn't included in the ANSI/ISO, JIS, or DIN standards, so is often skipped in metric wrench/socket/bit sets. (I know because I just had to track some down and buy them separately!)

 

[sberry]

Shoulda got Sears,,, haha. They do come in Klein and Sears nut runner sets.