[TheForge] tapping wood threads on metal

[Roy Wilson]

On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:21:04 -0500, Chris Caswell wrote:

>You misunderstand, my son............I need to be able to impart a thread on
>a forged eye bolt that will thread into a wooden beam.

 Ah!  Different critter there.<G>

  Draw a taper on square stock & hot twist it *tight*.  Either
chase the thread grooves with a chisel or file them.  Lotta work
there - why not buy an already threaded L, J, or eye bolt and
rework the hook end?



Roy Wilson
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