[Spridgets] Battery clamp bolts - J style in stainless

[John Innis]

I'll have to try the Dawn method.  I tried to thread a 1/4" 440 Stainless
rod a couple years ago and gave up after a couple hours of failure and a
broken die..

On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 12:05 PM Rick Fisk via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
>
> I did a little searching and was unable to come up with a source for
> stainless J-bolts of the right size.  Zinc plated steel is easy to find,
> but not stainless.
>
> Threading stainless steel that size might be tough.  One trick I use when
> working with stainless steel is to use liquid dishwashing detergent as a
> cutting oil.  It works amazingly well for drilling holes in stainless, much
> better than standard cutting oils.  My brand of choice is Dawn.  Not sure
> if the same stuff is available in the UK.
>
> Rick
>
> > On Apr 21, 2021, at 12:21 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Hi list,
> >
> > Just fitted a new battery to my Sprite (only took twenty minutes).  The
> old battery was 7 years old on a 5-year guarantee and was less than willing
> to start my Sprite's engine at the weekend, though did manage it.  So, I
> figured it was time to fit a new one.
> >
> > I noticed the clamps are scruffy and I thought I'd like to replace them
> with something similar in stainless steel (I'm assuming they would be
> strong enough not to fail in tension).  The clamps may or may not be the
> original 1969 ones but are about 4.5 inches end to end (could be shortened
> slightly) and 5/16 UNCoarse thread.
> >
> > Ebay and google reveal that this side of the pond you only get what I
> want in Metric thread and I try not to have anything metric on the car if I
> can help it.  So has anyone bought something similar in 5/16 stainless for
> their Sprite/Midget and wouldn't mind buying a couple more and posting them
> to me (I can pay by paypal?)  Alternatively any views on how easy it would
> be to heat and bend stainless rod/bar with a soldering blow lamp (because
> that's all I have!)?  I have threaded stainless rod/bar before but only in
> a smaller diameter when I made handbrake rods so figure I manage it with a
> single die (new and of good quality).
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Daniel
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