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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "fixed-handles-din-39",
 "name": "Fixed handles, DIN 39 (steel / plastic), Ø16–36: stud thread, pin diameter, length and hex key",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Hardware",
 "group": "Knobs, handles & feet",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of a DIN 39 fixed handle, and what thread and length does each diameter have?",
 "tags": [
  "fixed handle",
  "din 39",
  "grip",
  "machine handle",
  "ganter",
  "operating element",
  "tool"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "DIN 39 handle",
  "Ballengriff DIN 39",
  "DIN 39 ball handle",
  "fixed handle M10",
  "machine handle Ø25",
  "DIN 39 ST 25",
  "fixed handle dimensions",
  "tubular handle DIN 39"
 ],
 "overall_mm": {
  "length": null,
  "width": null,
  "height": null
 },
 "official_cad": false,
 "xem_status": "not-scanned",
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 "url": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/fixed-handles-din-39/",
 "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/fixed-handles-din-39/sheet.txt",
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  "basis": "Ganter's DIN 39 fixed handle page (five diameters, steel and plastic); numbers only",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": null,
   "width": null,
   "height": null
  },
  "notes": [
   "Ganter's columns in the order printed: d1 (handle diameter), d2 h8 (the plain pin of type D, steel), d3 (the M thread of the stud of type E, steel), the M thread of the plastic version (KT), d4 h13, l1 ≈ (length), l2, l3 and the internal hexagon A/F (hex key). The page prints no units (taken as mm, as for handle diameters 16 to 36) and does not define d4, l2 or l3 in text. A dash means the page shows no plastic (KT) thread for that diameter (16 and 36). The page says the official DIN sheet also lists sizes 10 and 13, which this table does not.",
   "Shape: the page does not describe the handle in words. Its URL names are 'ballengriffe' (German, ball handles), 'poignées bombées' (French) and 'ogivali' (Italian), and its keywords say 'cylindrical handle'; the sources disagree, so no shape is claimed here. In the Ganter catalogue a U-shaped handle is a separate item (GN 426, see u-handles-gn-426-pull-handles); DIN 39 is not a U-handle.",
   "No file: the grip profile is not given as numbers. McMaster-Carr sells grip-type handles and knobs with per-part STEP; linked, not copied."
  ],
  "table": {
   "columns": [
    "d1",
    "d2 h8 (type D pin)",
    "d3 thread (type E stud, steel)",
    "KT thread (plastic)",
    "d4 h13",
    "l1 ≈",
    "l2",
    "l3",
    "hex A/F"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "16",
     "7",
     "M 6",
     "—",
     "10",
     "50",
     "11",
     "7",
     "3"
    ],
    [
     "20",
     "8",
     "M 8",
     "M 8",
     "13",
     "64",
     "13",
     "8",
     "4"
    ],
    [
     "25",
     "10",
     "M 10",
     "M 10",
     "16",
     "80",
     "14",
     "10",
     "5"
    ],
    [
     "32",
     "13",
     "M 12",
     "M 12",
     "20",
     "100",
     "21",
     "13",
     "6"
    ],
    [
     "36",
     "16",
     "M 16",
     "—",
     "22",
     "112",
     "26",
     "14",
     "8"
    ]
   ]
  }
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 "sheet_text": "Fixed handles, DIN 39 (steel / plastic), Ø16–36: stud thread, pin diameter, length and hex key — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/fixed-handles-din-39/  (sheet CC BY 4.0)\nBasis: Ganter's DIN 39 fixed handle page (five diameters, steel and plastic); numbers only\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nSizes: see table below\n- Ganter's columns in the order printed: d1 (handle diameter), d2 h8 (the plain pin of type D, steel), d3 (the M thread of the stud of type E, steel), the M thread of the plastic version (KT), d4 h13, l1 ≈ (length), l2, l3 and the internal hexagon A/F (hex key). The page prints no units (taken as mm, as for handle diameters 16 to 36) and does not define d4, l2 or l3 in text. A dash means the page shows no plastic (KT) thread for that diameter (16 and 36). The page says the official DIN sheet also lists sizes 10 and 13, which this table does not.\n- Shape: the page does not describe the handle in words. Its URL names are 'ballengriffe' (German, ball handles), 'poignées bombées' (French) and 'ogivali' (Italian), and its keywords say 'cylindrical handle'; the sources disagree, so no shape is claimed here. In the Ganter catalogue a U-shaped handle is a separate item (GN 426, see u-handles-gn-426-pull-handles); DIN 39 is not a U-handle.\n- No file: the grip profile is not given as numbers. McMaster-Carr sells grip-type handles and knobs with per-part STEP; linked, not copied.\n\nd1  d2 h8 (type D pin)  d3 thread (type E stud, steel)  KT thread (plastic)  d4 h13  l1 ≈  l2  l3  hex A/F\n16  7  M 6  —  10  50  11  7  3\n20  8  M 8  M 8  13  64  13  8  4\n25  10  M 10  M 10  16  80  14  10  5\n32  13  M 12  M 12  20  100  21  13  6\n36  16  M 16  —  22  112  26  14  8\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Ganter: DIN 39 fixed handles, steel / plastic: d1 16 to 36, d2 h8 (type D pin), d3 thread (type E stud), KT thread, d4 h13, l1 ≈, l2, l3, hex A/F — web — Maker product page; numbers only. No units printed; the page notes sizes 10 and 13 on the official sheet are not in its table — https://www.ganternorm.com/en/products/1.1-Operating-with-handles-and-knobs/Fixed-handles/DIN-39-Fixed-handles-Steel-Plastic\n- McMaster-Carr: Knobs and handles (offset, folding and round-grip styles) (free STEP/IGES per part, for your own design use; no redistribution) — STEP, IGES, PDF — McMaster-Carr site terms: personal design use, no redistribution [verify license at link] — https://www.mcmaster.com/knobs/grip-style~round\n\nNo true-size file yet: the published figures do not fix the whole shape; a measured scan is planned.\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=fixed-handles-din-39\n",
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  {
   "publisher": "Ganter",
   "title": "DIN 39 fixed handles, steel / plastic: d1 16 to 36, d2 h8 (type D pin), d3 thread (type E stud), KT thread, d4 h13, l1 ≈, l2, l3, hex A/F",
   "url": "https://www.ganternorm.com/en/products/1.1-Operating-with-handles-and-knobs/Fixed-handles/DIN-39-Fixed-handles-Steel-Plastic",
   "formats": [
    "web"
   ],
   "license": "Maker product page; numbers only. No units printed; the page notes sizes 10 and 13 on the official sheet are not in its table",
   "license_verified": true,
   "hosted": false
  },
  {
   "publisher": "McMaster-Carr",
   "title": "Knobs and handles (offset, folding and round-grip styles) (free STEP/IGES per part, for your own design use; no redistribution)",
   "url": "https://www.mcmaster.com/knobs/grip-style~round",
   "formats": [
    "STEP",
    "IGES",
    "PDF"
   ],
   "license": "McMaster-Carr site terms: personal design use, no redistribution",
   "license_verified": false,
   "hosted": false
  }
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  "status": "not-scanned",
  "sheet_free": true,
  "mesh_price_usd": null,
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 "related": [
  "u-handles-gn-426-pull-handles",
  "star-knobs-din-6336",
  "ball-knobs-din-319",
  "broom-and-tool-handles",
  "knurled-thumb-screws-din-464"
 ],
 "fits": [],
 "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no tolerance added)",
 "dimension_rule": "All geometry on Xem Studio is exact (nominal, true size) with no tolerance added. Where a part meets another part, the object lists its mating features (feature, exact size, what it mates with, fit class: press, slide, run, socket, clamp or designed). Apply your process's allowance to those features only; 'designed' gaps are part of the design and stay as drawn. Typical accuracy by process and ISO 286 fits: https://xemstudio.com/tolerances/",
 "mating": [
  {
   "feature": "stud thread d3",
   "exact": "M 6 (Ø16), M 8 (Ø20), M 10 (Ø25), M 12 (Ø32), M 16 (Ø36)",
   "mates": "tapped hole of the same metric thread",
   "fit": "designed",
   "files": "all"
  }
 ],
 "fit_classes": {
  "press": "stays put: pin, tube, bearing or magnet held by interference. ISO 286 equivalent: H7/p6 (locational interference) or tighter.",
  "slide": "assembles by hand and is held by a grub, pinch or clamp: shaft in a hub, rod in a socket, spigot in a bore. ISO 286 equivalent: H7/g6 or H7/h6.",
  "run": "turns or slides in use: pin in a link, rod through a guide. ISO 286 equivalent: H8/f7 (close running).",
  "socket": "large sliding fit: syringe barrel, sleeve, bobbin in a bore. ISO 286 equivalent: H9/d9 (free running) or looser.",
  "clamp": "split part that closes on the mating part with screws: make it at size.",
  "designed": "a gap that is part of the design (piston fit option, displacer gap, air gap): do not change."
 },
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "What is the length of a Ø25 DIN 39 handle?",
   "a": "l1 ≈ 80 with an M10 stud (type E) or a Ø10 h8 pin (type D); the hex key is 5 mm A/F."
  },
  {
   "q": "What threads do DIN 39 handles have?",
   "a": "M6, M8, M10, M12, M16 for the steel stud (Ø16 to 36); the plastic version is listed with M8, M10, M12 for Ø20, 25, 32."
  },
  {
   "q": "Is DIN 39 a U-handle?",
   "a": "No. Ganter's U-shaped cabinet handles are GN 426; DIN 39 is a fixed handle on a stud or pin."
  }
 ],
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