The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

Could anyone please tell me the thread in a tip eye.

Thanks
BB

i would bet its a BA, but not sure which.

Hello,
I'm not absolutely certain but the screw adaptor that fits into tip guides for swing tip indicators sold by Guidesnblanks is 8BA - https://www.guidesnblanks.com/p/threaded_male_plug.
I hope that helps.

Geoff

Nice link - thank you Geoff.

Peter

They also do a plug suitable for quivers.

Eddy Pools wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:35 pm Hello,
I'm not absolutely certain but the screw adaptor that fits into tip guides for swing tip indicators sold by Guidesnblanks is 8BA - https://www.guidesnblanks.com/p/threaded_male_plug.
I hope that helps.

Geoff

Thank you for the info. I have a couple of the guidesnblanks screw in adapters but didn't think to check the website for a thread size.

Thanks
BB

Good morning friends ,I've made various plugs to fit the end eyes ,I'm sure they are 8BA ,I don't have any blanking plugs left now.Reelmaker

Forgive me BB for slightly hijacking your thread here, but I might need to know about these 8BA threads soon! I'm about to glue on a swing-tip ring with "hot glue" and obviously filling the thread with glue would be considered bad form. Is just putting a swing-tip (or more likely a quiver, as it will help with alignment) into the thread likely to be enough to stop the ingress of glue? I'm guessing that even if I did manage to glue the tip in, it would come out easily enough with a little localised heat.