ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area Pendant fixtures with threaded rods

Big B,
Yeah, we've even struck these sorts of fittings over here in New Zealand.
Cheap junk, is all I can call them.
If the end of the threaded rod is out of wack, there is a simple way to fix that:

• Get 2 nuts that are the same thread as the rod and screw them onto the rod.
• Secure the rod and nuts.
• Get a 4" grinder with a fine grinding wheel and grind it flat.
• When finished, screw the nuts off of each end, this will cut a new thread on the ends that the grinder took off.

I realise this is a lot of un-necessary mucking about, to correct a manufacturing fault, but if you want things to fit correctly, you should do this.

Just my $0.02 worth.