[TheForge] tapping wood threads on metal

Sun Mar 31 08:42:01 2002

The easiest is to buy a screw with a shank long enough to make what you 
want on the end
LB

At 01:16 AM 3/31/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>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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