Robert,
try nuts on the stud rather than a die. A die can be a tight fit and
throw you off.
Ulix
On Sun, 5 Dec 1999, Robert Duquette wrote:
> No, all the studs are out! I just left some of the threading from one stud
> in the hole. Or. in other words, the stud came out a little thinner, but
> the right length ( when the 2 pieces are put together ).
>
> If it had to foul, I'm happy that the hole is too small instead of too big.
>
> My grandfather had some joke about somebody cutting a board over and over
> and saying: " no matter how many times I cut it, it's still too short".
>
> The good stud doesn't fit into the same size die though, < he says pensively
> > and I didn't want to force it, since it is my only good reference right
> now.
>
> Thanks for the info!
> Robert D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JustBrits@aol.com <JustBrits@aol.com>
> To: RobertDuquette@sympatico.ca <RobertDuquette@sympatico.ca>
> Date: December 5, 1999 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: In hindsight ...
>
>
> >In a message dated 12/05/1999 6:12:35 PM Central Standard Time,
> >RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca writes:
> >
> ><< Seems I might have been a tad short of penetrant and patience. I'll be
> > going thru' the books trying to find out what size of tap I need to clear
> > the threads of the remnants of the stud. I brought the one good one to a
> > store today and tried it in some dies. The closest seemed to be 5/16ths
> > 18UNF, but I wasn't convinced.
> > >>
> >
> >Robert - yep, right size. BUT, are both fractured stud still in head??
> >
> >Ed
> >
>
>
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