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Default Looking for unusual bolt

Steve Lupton wrote:
nightjar cpb@ wrote:
"Steve Lupton" backwards.moc.liamg@pulevets wrote in message
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Hi

I'm looking for a coach bolt where the square section runs the full
length of the unthreaded bit.

Any suggestions of suppliers that might have such a thing?


I doubt anyone makes anything like that as a standard item. You would
probably need to get a machine shop make you one (or more0 specially.

Colin Bignell


I did suspect as much.

I had an idea for making it myself - what do you think about this?

Procure some square section bar the right size and run a die over each
end. I realise this will result in only the four corners being threaded
- do you think this could work?

I could then put a nylock nut on each side...

Steve

A normal die will only cut on a continuous surface ie round rod.

Bob