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| | Need a 5/8" x 11 tpi die and handle Name: Tom City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 47  03-22-2008, 03:57 PM
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I need to borrow a 5/8" x 11tpi die and handle to tap 1 @ 3" piece of steel rod. Anyone in the area have one I could borrow?
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03-22-2008, 11:21 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Need a 5/8" x 11 tpi die and handle
Originally Posted by scsmith42  Gee Dave, when you visited I thought that you were getting bored but were too polite to mention it... I could have stayed and talked to you all evening, but my daughter has a funny thing about being picked up at daycare and brought home. She likes to see her parents a little bit, I guess. Plus they charge a $1 a minute past the pick-up cut-off 
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
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03-22-2008, 11:32 PM
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Name: Tom City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 1.91 over 180 days | Re: Need a 5/8" x 11 tpi die and handle
Originally Posted by junquecol Tom, most metal working lathes will cut both left and right hand threads. This might be a better way to go, as the threads will be straight to the length of the shaft. We do a first cut on the lathe, and then clean up with a die. For the 5/8", did you get some shaft stock from Johnstone Supply? I only need to thread about 3". I picked up the steel at Agri Supply. I will only be spinning about 600 rpm. | |
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03-24-2008, 12:40 AM
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Name: Scott Smith City: New Hill State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.53 over 180 days | Re: Need a 5/8" x 11 tpi die and handle
Tom stopped by today and we were able to thread his rod using a lathe and die. The rod was cold rolled steel, so about .020 had to be machined off of it before the dies would start.
Of course, we had to start with a tour of the woodshop, and when Tom saw my gun safe that sparked a great discussion about firearms, etc.
All in all a good visit; as usual I wish that it could have lasted longer!
The nice thing about working on a project with Tom, is that his knowledge and skills are so extensive all I had to do was show him were the tools were and he was able to complete most of the work himself!
Unfortunately, neither one of us thought to take photo's... Oh well, maybe next time!
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