Screw box (SFW)

[sam]

Has anyone had any luck making their own screw box?

Thanks,

s

[Puckdropper]

sam wrote in news: [e-mail]:

No, but they looked easy enough to build when Roy showed how to do it. Have you seen that episode of the Woodwright's Shop?

[sam]

I watched it a couple of times. I'm not 100 percent sure I will have success making that cutter.

s

[anne watson]

No but I just bought a used set like sold by Garrett Wade- a 3 piece set. Have not actualy cut any threads, but looked at it today. Don't know if the wooden box has shrunk with age- but I have to cut my dowel a little smaller than 1/2 inch to feed it into the screw box. Will do some experiments and see just what will fit.

I have some mesquite that should make nice threads and nuts.

[sam]

I saw where I can buy a tap and box for 30 dollars (plus shipping). That's probably the route I will go.

Thanks,

s

[Upscale]

Hope they have a satisfaction guaranteed return policy. The Beall master threading set that Lee Valley Tools sell is $145.00

[Lobby Dosser]

I used to make 1&1/8" glue blocks for the lathe using a regular tap. No problems at all. All you need is the tap and the appropriate size drill.

[CW]

Measure a steel bolt sometime. It is smaller than the stated size too. Has to be.

[anne watson]

Time to dig out that micrometer that has been hiding in my shop for the past few years,

[anne watson]

Back to taps and dies for wood, Did some more messing aroud today and a

9/16 drill bit was just the right size to use with a 1/2 inch tap. Made one perfect nut out of maple.

Tomorrow inten to tackle the process of turning a 1 inch square piece of scrap maple into a dowel that will go through the undersize hole to make the threaded piece.