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Threading Die Holder
malcolmt:
Bloody good answer, That really is simple lateral thinking. BIG smile
All the best
Malcolm
bogstandard:
Nice one Darren.
But shouldn't it be? - Oh ye of little faith, but whom still have carbide tips, taps, drills and hair still intact.
You really do need to start learning to give up a lot sooner, otherwise long hours, and the attrition rate of tooling will make you ill and penniless.
If the piece doesn't want to come out of the metal, leave it where it is, and get a bit of metal where it will come out of.
Bogs
websterz:
--- Quote from: bogstandard on April 02, 2009, 10:23:15 PM ---Nice one Darren.
But shouldn't it be? - Oh ye of little faith, but whom still have carbide tips, taps, drills and hair still intact.
You really do need to start learning to give up a lot sooner, otherwise long hours, and the attrition rate of tooling will make you ill and penniless.
If the piece doesn't want to come out of the metal, leave it where it is, and get a bit of metal where it will come out of.
Bogs
--- End quote ---
Where's the fun in that? :ddb:
bogstandard:
Hi W,
It stops being fun when you are trying everything in your power and finances to get the bit out of the block.
It is like gambling, you have to know when to stop and cut your losses, otherwise it becomes an obsession rather than an enjoyable pastime.
If someone else is paying for your time and tooling, it is fine. Having to do it off your own back isn't. Even experience doesn't cover the costs involved.
Been there, got the t-shirt, learned my lesson and remembered it.
Just trying to pass the lesson and answer on, to save others the trouble of having to go thru the same learning curve.
Bogs
sbwhart:
Nice one Darren
:thumbup:
Thinking round corners.
One thing about the use of scrap materials is that you need to take a clue from what the material was used for as to how good it will be for your purposes, half shafts are going to be made out of something tough, for a die holder you don't need tough material, look round for something else. I made the mistake in thinking the scrap pistons would have made good hubs for my elbow engine flywheel, without first understanding the properties of the materials, but in the end it was good fun learning, I guess you had fun and learnt valuable lessons using the half shafts and in sharing your experience with us we learnt along the way.
Thats the end of my early morning ramble I'm starting to get all phillisophical :med: (sp)
Cheers
:beer:
Stew
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