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quick release nuts, aka "spring nuts" - lookinfg for sources
Larry Jaques wrote:
pyotr filipivich wrote: B) anyone know where I can get some for 3/8' threaded stock? Zero carries it, well, the smaller stuff. I've bought 6' sticks of allthread in 1/4, 5/16, and 3/8". Maybe so, but pyotr asked for 3/8', not 3/8". -- "I'm a doctor, not a mechanic." Dr Leonard McCoy "I'm a mechanic, not a doctor." Volker Borchert |
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"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
... (Volker Borchert) on 16 Mar 2017 21:03:08 GMT typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: Larry Jaques wrote: pyotr filipivich wrote: B) anyone know where I can get some for 3/8' threaded stock? Zero carries it, well, the smaller stuff. I've bought 6' sticks of allthread in 1/4, 5/16, and 3/8". Maybe so, but pyotr asked for 3/8', not 3/8". Hmm, so I did. That would - heck with a foot long piece of 4.5 inch diameter stock, I could just use it as a weight to hold it in place. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I found that 3/4" - 10 threaded rod was the biggest I could easily deal with, the limit being tapping holes in 1/2" steel. I start the tap straight in the just-drilled hole with a spring loaded center in the mill spindle to align it. The Clausing mill's throat clearance limits how large a two-handled (balanced force) tap wrench I can use. An open end wrench would twist the big tap out of the spring center or bend it. I made over a dozen 3/4"-10 jackscrews with swivelling feet on the bottom and 9/16" hex heads milled on the top to level my sawmill. It might have been easier with a new tap instead of an old one I resharpened by hand. -jsw |
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On Friday, March 17, 2017 at 8:01:18 AM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message ... (Volker Borchert) on 16 Mar 2017 21:03:08 GMT typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: Larry Jaques wrote: pyotr filipivich wrote: B) anyone know where I can get some for 3/8' threaded stock? Zero carries it, well, the smaller stuff. I've bought 6' sticks of allthread in 1/4, 5/16, and 3/8". Maybe so, but pyotr asked for 3/8', not 3/8". Hmm, so I did. That would - heck with a foot long piece of 4.5 inch diameter stock, I could just use it as a weight to hold it in place. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I found that 3/4" - 10 threaded rod was the biggest I could easily deal with, the limit being tapping holes in 1/2" steel. I start the tap straight in the just-drilled hole with a spring loaded center in the mill spindle to align it. The Clausing mill's throat clearance limits how large a two-handled (balanced force) tap wrench I can use. An open end wrench would twist the big tap out of the spring center or bend it. I made over a dozen 3/4"-10 jackscrews with swivelling feet on the bottom and 9/16" hex heads milled on the top to level my sawmill. It might have been easier with a new tap instead of an old one I resharpened by hand. -jsw Mcmaster has hex nuts up to 3 1/2 - 4. A hundred and a half each, though... |
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"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
news "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message ... (Volker Borchert) on 16 Mar 2017 21:03:08 GMT Maybe so, but pyotr asked for 3/8', not 3/8". Hmm, so I did. That would - heck with a foot long piece of 4.5 inch diameter stock, I could just use it as a weight to hold it in place. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I found that 3/4" - 10 threaded rod was the biggest I could easily deal with, .... I have seen a 3/4'-10 thread, on the propellor shaft for a ship. My house isn't as long as the lathe it was on. -jsw |
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"rangerssuck" wrote in message
... On Friday, March 17, 2017 at 8:01:18 AM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message I made over a dozen 3/4"-10 jackscrews with swivelling feet on the bottom and 9/16" hex heads milled on the top to level my sawmill. It might have been easier with a new tap instead of an old one I resharpened by hand. -jsw Mcmaster has hex nuts up to 3 1/2 - 4. A hundred and a half each, though... I can hand-tap up to 2" NPT. At that point clamping the work becomes more difficult than turning the wrench. -jsw |
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"rangerssuck" wrote in message
... Mcmaster has hex nuts up to 3 1/2 - 4. A hundred and a half each, though... How long would it take you to make one? I cut a 3/4"-5 Acme male broom thread in aluminum nearly complete in one pass when I misread the dial. I had to release the tumbler lever and adjust the bit sideways to clean up where the metal chipped out of the surface. -jsw |
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On Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 9:25:05 PM UTC-7, pyotr filipivich wrote:
....heck with a foot long piece of 4.5 inch diameter stock, I could just use it as a weight to hold it in place. Yep; an alternate book press design would be two granite plates, 9"x12"x3". One on the bottom, one on the top. |
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"Jim Wilkins" on Fri, 17 Mar 2017 08:02:52
-0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message .. . (Volker Borchert) on 16 Mar 2017 21:03:08 GMT typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: Larry Jaques wrote: pyotr filipivich wrote: B) anyone know where I can get some for 3/8' threaded stock? Zero carries it, well, the smaller stuff. I've bought 6' sticks of allthread in 1/4, 5/16, and 3/8". Maybe so, but pyotr asked for 3/8', not 3/8". Hmm, so I did. That would - heck with a foot long piece of 4.5 inch diameter stock, I could just use it as a weight to hold it in place. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I found that 3/4" - 10 threaded rod was the biggest I could easily deal with, the limit being tapping holes in 1/2" steel. I start the tap straight in the just-drilled hole with a spring loaded center in the mill spindle to align it. The Clausing mill's throat clearance limits how large a two-handled (balanced force) tap wrench I can use. An open end wrench would twist the big tap out of the spring center or bend it. I made over a dozen 3/4"-10 jackscrews with swivelling feet on the bottom and 9/16" hex heads milled on the top to level my sawmill. It might have been easier with a new tap instead of an old one I resharpened by hand. Well, yeah. But where's the fun in that? -jsw -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." |
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whit3rd on Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:04:01 -0700 (PDT)
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: On Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 9:25:05 PM UTC-7, pyotr filipivich wrote: ....heck with a foot long piece of 4.5 inch diameter stock, I could just use it as a weight to hold it in place. Yep; an alternate book press design would be two granite plates, 9"x12"x3". One on the bottom, one on the top. That would work. Now, getting the top one off without messing up the book - that could be tricky. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." |
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"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
news "Jim Wilkins" on Fri, 17 Mar 2017 08:02:52 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: ............ I made over a dozen 3/4"-10 jackscrews with swivelling feet on the bottom and 9/16" hex heads milled on the top to level my sawmill. It might have been easier with a new tap instead of an old one I resharpened by hand. Well, yeah. But where's the fun in that? -jsw -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I can set up my surface grinder to sharpen taps between centers and did later. This noncritical job was a chance to see how well quickly grinding the cutting edge side of the grooves with a Dremel would work. A fairly long cylindrical stone worked better because a short one tended to round over the cutting edge. The longer one held at an angle was still guided by its end in the groove. -jsw |
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"Jim Wilkins" on Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:38:42
-0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message news "Jim Wilkins" on Fri, 17 Mar 2017 08:02:52 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: ............ I made over a dozen 3/4"-10 jackscrews with swivelling feet on the bottom and 9/16" hex heads milled on the top to level my sawmill. It might have been easier with a new tap instead of an old one I resharpened by hand. Well, yeah. But where's the fun in that? I can set up my surface grinder to sharpen taps between centers and did later. This noncritical job was a chance to see how well quickly grinding the cutting edge side of the grooves with a Dremel would work. A fairly long cylindrical stone worked better because a short one tended to round over the cutting edge. The longer one held at an angle was still guided by its end in the groove. See, like I said - you had an interesting learning experience. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." |
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"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
... "Jim Wilkins" on Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:38:42 See, like I said - you had an interesting learning experience. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I write off much of what I do as an "interesting learning experience". The lesson is not to repeat it. -jsw |
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"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
... "Jim Wilkins" on Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:38:42 See, like I said - you had an interesting learning experience. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I write off much of what I do as an "interesting learning experience". The lesson is not to repeat it. -jsw |
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"Jim Wilkins" on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 10:14:30
-0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message .. . "Jim Wilkins" on Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:38:42 See, like I said - you had an interesting learning experience. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I write off much of what I do as an "interesting learning experience". The lesson is not to repeat it. True. But now you know the most important lesson "Here, _you_ do this." Or "Oh yes, that's right, it doesn't work that way." "This, is not fun." tschus pyotr "Wait Master, it might be dangerous. You go first." -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." |
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"Jim Wilkins" on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 10:14:30
-0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message .. . "Jim Wilkins" on Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:38:42 See, like I said - you had an interesting learning experience. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I write off much of what I do as an "interesting learning experience". The lesson is not to repeat it. -jsw You said that. B-) -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." |
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"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
news "Jim Wilkins" on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 10:14:30 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message . .. "Jim Wilkins" on Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:38:42 See, like I said - you had an interesting learning experience. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I write off much of what I do as an "interesting learning experience". The lesson is not to repeat it. -jsw You said that. B-) -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." Ironic, isn't it? The lesson there was not to disconnect so soon after clicking Send. OE was still trying to check a closed email account and reported an error, and I think it retransmitted everything when I redialed to clear the error message. -jsw |
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"Jim Wilkins" on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:24:08
-0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message news "Jim Wilkins" on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 10:14:30 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message ... "Jim Wilkins" on Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:38:42 See, like I said - you had an interesting learning experience. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I write off much of what I do as an "interesting learning experience". The lesson is not to repeat it. -jsw You said that. B-) -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." Ironic, isn't it? The lesson there was not to disconnect so soon after clicking Send. OE was still trying to check a closed email account and reported an error, and I think it retransmitted everything when I redialed to clear the error message. I _just_ love that helpful software. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." |
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On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:13:29 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote: "Jim Wilkins" on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:24:08 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message news "Jim Wilkins" on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 10:14:30 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message m... "Jim Wilkins" on Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:38:42 See, like I said - you had an interesting learning experience. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I write off much of what I do as an "interesting learning experience". The lesson is not to repeat it. -jsw You said that. B-) -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." Ironic, isn't it? The lesson there was not to disconnect so soon after clicking Send. OE was still trying to check a closed email account and reported an error, and I think it retransmitted everything when I redialed to clear the error message. I _just_ love that helpful software. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." OE? You're still back in the STONE AGES!!!! - along with your dial-up internet!! I'm sure glad I live where I can get reliable high speed internet |
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... On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:13:29 -0700, pyotr filipivich wrote: "Jim Wilkins" on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:24:08 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message news "Jim Wilkins" on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 10:14:30 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "pyotr filipivich" wrote in message om... "Jim Wilkins" on Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:38:42 See, like I said - you had an interesting learning experience. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." I write off much of what I do as an "interesting learning experience". The lesson is not to repeat it. -jsw You said that. B-) -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." Ironic, isn't it? The lesson there was not to disconnect so soon after clicking Send. OE was still trying to check a closed email account and reported an error, and I think it retransmitted everything when I redialed to clear the error message. I _just_ love that helpful software. -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although far too often, Age travels alone." OE? You're still back in the STONE AGES!!!! - along with your dial-up internet!! I'm sure glad I live where I can get reliable high speed internet I could have cable or fiber if I was willing to pay for it, both run past the house. But I chose TV antennas instead. The cheapest broadband plan costs more than I pay for electric power.. -jsw |
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