[TheForge] tapping wood threads on metal

[Roy Wilson]

On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 07:29:36 -0500, Chris Caswell wrote:

>Does anyone know of a source for a die that can tap wood threads on metal
>stock?

  No, but...  Why?  Wood screws work on a different holding
principle than metal screws.  You're not going to get much in the
way of binding force by threading them into metal.  The thread
design relies on compression of the wood fiber into the channel and
the faces of the ramp to hold.



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