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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets are written by Xem Studio from the cited sources and are free to use (CC BY 4.0, attribute 'Xem Studio'). Linked files belong to their publishers under the license shown; Xem Studio does not host them. 'license_verified: false' means the license shown is from memory or the publisher's page as last read and should be confirmed at the link before commercial use.",
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 "name": "Broom, mop, shovel and rake handle sizes and the 3/4-5 Acme broom / paint-pole thread",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Hardware",
 "group": "Tool handles",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What size thread is on a broom handle?",
 "tags": [
  "broom",
  "mop",
  "shovel",
  "rake",
  "handle",
  "paint pole",
  "acme thread"
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  "broom handle thread size",
  "mop handle thread",
  "paint pole thread",
  "shovel handle diameter",
  "rake handle size",
  "broom handle adapter"
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  "width": null,
  "height": null
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  "basis": "Handle makers' and retailers' spec tabs (diameters, lengths); thread from makers who measured about 20 handles",
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  },
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   "Threaded broom, mop, squeegee and paint-pole handles use a 3/4-5 Acme-style thread (5 threads per inch, 5.08 mm pitch); there is no formal standard, so print slightly under (crest 18.0, root 13.0) and it bites into loose handles.",
   "Handle diameters seen: 1 in (25.4) aluminium broom handles and angle brooms, 3/4 in (19.05) lobby brooms, 1-1/8 in (28.6) older tapered wood tool handles, 15/16 in (23.8) replacements; lengths 38, 48, 54, 60 in.",
   "D-grips, fiberglass handle diameters and shovel/rake/hoe handle diameters are not published by the makers: a measured Xem scan is planned (calipers on your own handle work too).",
   "Adapters (free STL): thread on top, socket below for your handle, a cross pin through the socket; print upright, 100 % infill on the threaded part."
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   "columns": [
    "item",
    "inch",
    "mm"
   ],
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    [
     "broom thread (3/4-5 Acme), crest",
     "0.71",
     18
    ],
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     "broom thread, root",
     "0.51",
     13
    ],
    [
     "thread pitch",
     "5 TPI",
     5.08
    ],
    [
     "aluminium broom handle",
     "1",
     25.4
    ],
    [
     "lobby broom handle",
     "3/4",
     19.05
    ],
    [
     "tapered wood tool handle (old)",
     "1-1/8",
     28.6
    ],
    [
     "tapered wood tool handle (replacement)",
     "15/16",
     23.8
    ],
    [
     "handle lengths",
     "38 / 48 / 54 / 60",
     "965 / 1219 / 1372 / 1524"
    ]
   ]
  }
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  "e-track-and-l-track",
  "pegboard-standard",
  "garage-wall-rails"
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   "q": "What thread is on a broom handle?",
   "a": "A 3/4-5 Acme-style thread: 5 threads per inch, about 19 mm across the crests (no formal standard)."
  },
  {
   "q": "What diameter is a broom handle?",
   "a": "Usually 1 in (25.4 mm); lobby brooms 3/4 in; old wood tool handles 1-1/8 in."
  }
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