Products Home / Optomechanical Components / Optical Rails / 95 mm Optical Rails / T-Nuts and Low-Profile Screws for 95 mm RailsT-Nuts and Low-Profile Screws for 95 mm Rails
- T-Nuts Fasten Rails to Other Mechanical Components
- Low-Profile Screws for Corner Cube
SH6M10LP
Low-Profile Channel Screws
XT95N6
Low-Profile T-Nut
M6 Tap
XT95N4
Drop-In T-Nut
M4 Tap
T-Nuts Provide Tapped Holes
on the Rail Side
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T-Nuts and Screws |
Size Adapters |
Features
- T-Nuts Mount Optomechanics from T-Slots on 95 mm Rails
- Low-Profile T-Nut: M6 Tapped Hole
- Drop-In T-Nut: M4 Tapped Hole
- Low-Profile Channel Screws with Reduced Cap Height
Thorlabs' T-Nuts and Low-Profile Channel Screws are designed to link 95 mm rails to other optomechanical components.
T-Nuts
T-Nuts effectively add an M4 or M6 tapped hole to the rail side. They are available in two styles: Low-Profile or Drop-In. Our XT95N6 Low-Profile T-Nuts feature an M6 tap and require access to the rail end for installation or removal. In contrast, our XT95N4 Drop-In T-Nuts feature an M4 tap and can be installed or removed anywhere along an exposed T-Slot.
Low-Profile Channel Screws
Our low-profile channel screws feature M6 threading and shorter caps than standard cap screws. We recommend them for use with our XT95C1 Corner Cube when linking rails at a right angle.
Thorlabs' product family for 95 mm rails includes angle adapters, leveling feet, and breadboard mounting adapters. In addition, we manufacture mounting platforms and T-Nuts that provide compatibility with standard optomechanics. Together with size adapters that incorporate 66 mm rails into an XT95 setup, these tools provide a complete family of rigid, versatile building blocks suited for virtually any optomechanical setup.
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c.kurtzman
(posted 2017-12-09 15:45:42.637) how about this with 1/4"x20 tapped hole instead of metric so that other imperial based components could be used?
I now see that this isn't the first time this has been brought up. I'm designing a system where this would be most helpful. tfrisch
(posted 2017-12-13 08:38:11.0) Hello, thank you for contacting Thorlabs. I have logged your additional demand in our internal engineering forum. We also have plans to release a clamp-based solution for mounting to these rails early next year, and one of our design engineers has reached out to you for your input on that type of solution. dgross
(posted 2014-10-23 09:58:44.573) It would be great to get these in 1/4-20!!! besembeson
(posted 2014-10-23 11:43:17.0) Response from Bweh: Thanks very much for the suggestion. We are looking into expanding our offerings in this area so we may be offering these in the future. |
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Low-Profile T-Nut in T-Slot
- Can Only be Inserted and Removed from the End of a Rail
- M6 x 1.0 Tapped Hole for Mounting
The XT95N6 Low-Profile T-Nut slips into the T-slots along the rail side. Since installation (and removal) requires the rail end to be unobstructed, this T-nut usually needs to be positioned before a 95 mm rail assembly is completed. In contrast, the drop-in T-nut shown below can be installed and removed even if the rail ends are blocked.
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- Can be Inserted and Removed from Any Exposed Portion of a T-Slot Without Access to the Rail Ends
- M4 x 0.7 Tapped Hole for Mounting
The XT95N4 Drop-In T-Nut has a thin width profile that allows it to be inserted into an exposed T-slot. After being inserted, a clockwise rotation by 90° prevents it from being removed again. The protruding edge of the M4 x 0.7 tapped hole helps to center the T-nut within the T-slot.
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Our low-profile screws feature a shorter cap height than standard M6 cap screws. They are required to fasten an XT95C1 Five-Way Corner Cube to a 95 mm rail when two rails are being mounted at a right angle because their reduced cap height prevents neighboring screws from interfering with each other.
| Item # | Threading | Thread Length | Hex | Head Height | Quantity | Material |
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| SH6M8LP | M6 x 1.0 | 8 mm (0.31") | 4 mm | 4 mm (0.16") | 50 | Steel, Black Oxide Finish |
| SH6M10LP | 10 mm (0.39") | 100 | ||||
| SH6M16LP | 16 mm (0.63") | 50 |
T-Nuts and Screws for 95 mm Rails