[TheForge] tapping wood threads on metal

Sun Mar 31 04:18:15 2002

At 08:16 AM 3/30/02, you wrote:

Assuming Chris isn't as hardheaded as the rest of us and doesn't stand 
determined to screw hardwood screws into metal by virtue of superior will 
and design skill.....I'd suggest forging a taper then fullering  all 4 
sides lengthwise and twisting to taste or , forging a diamond cross section 
and twisting.
If you are going to try to do it with a spring die, then you will need some 
method of holding your registry accurate, followed by fileing cleanup. In 
terms of dollars per hour the proposition is pretty well screwed from the 
get go....Pete

>Chris
>Are you wanting to make a wood screw like the wood screws we buy at a
>hardware store or do you want to match the treads of a screw made of wood
>that would fit into a tapped wood block?
>
>Dan Rathburn
>Elgin, IL USA
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Caswell" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 6:29 AM
>Subject: [TheForge] tapping wood threads on metal
>
>
> > Does anyone know of a source for a die that can tap wood threads on metal
> > stock?  Yesterday I tried to make my own by making a spring die with the
> > impression of a 5/16" wood thread..............the impression on the die
> > seems okay,  but when I tried to forge a thread on a piece of 5/16 round
> > stock it resulted in a oval piece with not very distinct threads. (too
>much
> > material?)
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Chris Caswell
> > Caswell Wood & Iron
> >
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