[Land-speed] Not LSR Question, Need to cut threads to make a 3/8 bolt

[Skip Higginbotham]

Might try buying 3/8 threaded steel rod and cut it off???
Skip



At 03:28 PM 6/18/2007, Rich Fox wrote:
>Without grabing my Machinery handbook I can say that the major diameter of a
>3/8-16 bolt is about .370. Very close to 3/8. Not sure what is going on..
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>From: "Dale Krumheuer" <dmirror3 at yahoo.com>
>To: <land-speed at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 1:25 PM
>Subject: [Land-speed] Not LSR Question,Need to cut threads to make a 3/8
>bolt
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>
> > This sounds so eay yet I don't want to buy the wrong size steel rod stock
> > (again). I need to cut thread to fit 3/8" 16. I blundered and bought 3/8
> > inch stock yet its obviously too large for my die. What size stock should
> > I use ?
> > Feeling quite humble,
> > Dale Krumheuer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >    Therere no rules of the roadnot even understandings.Craziest is
> > king and the contestants are bold.
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