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Subject: [Shop-talk] adjustable thread dies
From: "john niolon" <jniolon@att.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 13:24:34 -0500
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Help machinist and mill wright type people
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I have a output stud in an alternator case that the beginning threads are=
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stripped/galled/messed up from someone trying to force a metric nut on it. =
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stud is about

 5/8"  long and the majority of the threads are good.
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I can't seem to get a 12-24 die started so I know it will true up the exist=
ing threads.   I see they make adjustable dies on the net... can I use that=
 to slide over the bad threads =20
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the adjust the bolt in the die to sit right on the stud then thread it back=
 over the bad threads ??   I just hate to send 20 bucks for the die if it w=
on't do what I want...
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Any experience doing this ??
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thanks
john
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI">Help machinist and mill wright type people</FO=
NT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI">I have a output stud in an alternator case tha=
t the beginning threads are stripped/galled/messed up from someone trying t=
o force a metric nut on it.&nbsp; the stud is about</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI">&nbsp;5/8" </FONT><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI">&nbs=
p;long and the majority of the threads are good.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI">I can't seem to get a 12-24 die started so I k=
now it will true up the existing threads.&nbsp;&nbsp; I see they make adjus=
table dies on the net... can I use that to slide over the&nbsp;bad threads&=
nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI">the adjust the bolt in the die to sit right on=
 the stud then thread it back over the bad threads ??&nbsp;&nbsp; I just ha=
te to send 20 bucks for the die if it won't do what I want...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI">Any experience doing this ??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI">thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Segoe UI">john</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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