Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: New guy with questions

Hi, ok they are called a die, some are shaped like a nut but if you look at
the inside it looks just like a tap turned inside out. I'm sure many a time
people have had to make a die out of a nut, it doesnt work real good but
will get you home "so to speak".. cul Brian f.

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Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 11:30 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: New guy with questions


> Thanks guys for all the information you people provided!
> I had no idea how to tap and now I know how to. I have searched
> around for taps and they seem to come in a bundle of 12 or so which
> makes it very expensive. I'll have to look some more.
>
> The next obvious question is say I have a 1/4" rod and I want to
> thread the end to be 1/4 - 20, how do I do it? A long time ago I
> bought a mountain bike fork and the tube wasn't threaded enough to
> fit through. I went to a bike shop and the guy threaded it in a few
> minutes. I have been wondering since what he used to do it. Do we use
> some cutting nut (opposite of a tap) of some sort?
>
> Thanks again!
> -GM4T
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