mcload
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Nov 5, 2007
- Location
- Houston, Texas
Just thought I'd post some photos of a spindle thread protector I made from a 1.5 x 8 steel nut.
The nut was pretty darn cheap. I took a couple of days to do this, taking my time. I knocked off the peaks
then put a 50-degree angle on one side. I then attempted to put a knurl on the shoulder, but it's not a very
good one. Cheap import tool I think, plus steel is not very malleable.
I used a parting blade about ¾ through the nut then finished with a hacksaw. Turned it around and faced
the shoulder side, then a .25 deep removal of the threads with a boring bar. This space allows the protector to
extend over the portion of spindle that is not threaded.
All in all, it turned out okay. Guess I could finish it a little better sometime.
PMc
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The nut was pretty darn cheap. I took a couple of days to do this, taking my time. I knocked off the peaks
then put a 50-degree angle on one side. I then attempted to put a knurl on the shoulder, but it's not a very
good one. Cheap import tool I think, plus steel is not very malleable.
I used a parting blade about ¾ through the nut then finished with a hacksaw. Turned it around and faced
the shoulder side, then a .25 deep removal of the threads with a boring bar. This space allows the protector to
extend over the portion of spindle that is not threaded.
All in all, it turned out okay. Guess I could finish it a little better sometime.
PMc
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