tard
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No such thing as 32 TPI... Not in UNF threads anyway... I would bet DW is using metric, something probably in the neighborhood of 6x1.0mm Usually a standard SAE tuning rod is a #12x28 (thats about 3/16" diameter/28 TPI) Metric varies, I have seen both 6mm and 7mm both in 0.75 and 1.0 thread pitches.
Sorry, but some machine screw sizes do use 32 threads per inch.
NS=national special, NC=national coarse, NF=national fine
http://www.grahamtool.com/images/products/detail/02110_screw_checker_inch.jpg
Common machine screw sizes found in tap and die sets.
#4 - 36 tpi is NS and 40 tpi is NC
#6 - 32 tpi is NC
#8 - 32 tpi is NC
#10 - 24 tpi is NC and 32 tpi is NF (aka 3/16" but still 24 NC or 32 NF)
#12 - 24 tpi is NC and 32 tpi is NS
#14 - 20 tpi is NC
Also standard tension rods are #12 24NC and DW's true pitch are #10 32NF.
From the DW website: http://www.dwdrums.com/snares/features.asp
True-Pitch® Tuning Rods
To give drummers even more control over their sound, DW created its patented True-Pitch® rod system. The rods feature 10/32 threads
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