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Mason jars: regular (60 mm mouth) and wide-mouth (76 mm mouth), outside envelopes
What is the mouth opening of a mason jar? · Standard part · basis: Mouth openings 2 3/8 in (60 mm) regular and 3 in (76 mm) wide (USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, via Wikipedia); outside envelopes at the sizes in the table
Long Earth Society build part. Jar-bodied cold sides and vacuum test chambers; a lid disc drawn at Ø70 or Ø86 clamps under the band. The engines
Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.
- sizes
- 6 in table
Notes
- Mouth openings: regular 60 mm, wide 76 mm. Regular jars take the Ø70.00 lid and the 70-450 band; wide jars the Ø86.00 lid.
- The files are outside envelopes (plain cylinders) of six common jars at the sizes in the table; those sizes are typical and vary by maker, as no jar drawing is published.
- Not drawn: the glass thread, neck, shoulder and wall (the 450 glass finish drawings are not published).
Sizes
| jar | mouth | mouth_opening_mm | lid_mm | envelope_od_mm | envelope_height_mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| half-pint | regular | 60 | 70 | 65 | 95 |
| pint | regular | 60 | 70 | 78 | 130 |
| quart | regular | 60 | 70 | 90 | 175 |
| pint | wide | 76 | 86 | 86 | 125 |
| quart | wide | 76 | 86 | 90 | 170 |
| half-gallon | wide | 76 | 86 | 110 | 240 |
Where the files are
Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.
| Wikipedia | Mason jar | web | CC BY-SA 4.0 (text) |
| Ball (Newell Brands) | Ball canning jars and lids | web | Ball site verify |
| Comet Tool Co. | 70-450 continuous-thread closure drawing (part 1340-0109): T 2.804 in at skirt, E 2.700 in at midpoint, 4 TPI (.250 pitch), 1 1/4 turns | manufacturer drawing verify | |
| WebstaurantStore (Ball 30000) | Ball regular-mouth lids and bands: top diameter 2 3/4 in, height 9/16 in | web | listing verify |
| WebstaurantStore (Ball 40000ZFP) | Ball wide-mouth lids and bands: top diameter 3 3/8 in, height 5/8 in | web | listing verify |
| Healthy Canning | Lids for home canning: regular mouth 70 mm (2 3/4 in), wide mouth 86 mm (3 3/8 in) | web | site verify |
| The Cary Company | 70G-450 metal lid spec 30WG70 (GPI 450 finish; tinplate minimum nominal thickness .00605 in) | distributor spec verify | |
| Long Earth Society | Engine builds (videos and write-ups) | web, video | LES site |
Free files
★ Free files 6 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json
| mason-jar-half-pint-regular-envelope | half-pint regular-mouth jar, outside envelope Ø65 × 95 (table values, typical ±2 mm by maker); glass thread, neck and wall not drawn | STEP · STL |
| mason-jar-pint-regular-envelope | pint regular-mouth jar, outside envelope Ø78 × 130 (table values, typical ±2 mm by maker); glass thread, neck and wall not drawn | STEP · STL |
| mason-jar-quart-regular-envelope | quart regular-mouth jar, outside envelope Ø90 × 175 (table values, typical ±2 mm by maker); glass thread, neck and wall not drawn | STEP · STL |
| mason-jar-pint-wide-envelope | pint wide-mouth jar, outside envelope Ø86 × 125 (table values, typical ±2 mm by maker); glass thread, neck and wall not drawn | STEP · STL |
| mason-jar-quart-wide-envelope | quart wide-mouth jar, outside envelope Ø90 × 170 (table values, typical ±2 mm by maker); glass thread, neck and wall not drawn | STEP · STL |
| mason-jar-half-gallon-wide-envelope | half-gallon wide-mouth jar, outside envelope Ø110 × 240 (table values, typical ±2 mm by maker); glass thread, neck and wall not drawn | STEP · STL |
Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=mason-jar
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Questions
How wide is the opening of a mason jar?
60 mm (2 3/8 in) for regular mouth and 76 mm (3 in) for wide mouth.
Are the jar files exact?
They are outside envelopes at typical sizes; jars vary by maker and no jar drawing is published, so measure yours.