[TheForge] tapping wood threads on metal

[Roy Wilson]

On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 10:01:55 -0600, northwoods 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.  >
>> Roy Wilson
>
>
>He didn't say the screws were for use in metal did he? The way I understand
>it is he wants to form the threads on a wood screw or lag bolt.

	Read it again - it can be read either way.  I assumed
(shame! the shame!<G>) he meant "in" metal stock rather than "on". 
If that's not the case, my bad.  If it is, my point stands - wrong
geometry & physics involved.



Roy Wilson
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