You can make your own with a tap and die set. Cut left-handed threads in half of a rod and right-handed in the other half. You can make the bearings. I'm told it's easy (though I've never done it
SCREWS
Apr 03, 2004
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Well, yeah... I could make my own nails, too. Wouldn't even need a tap and die. But I have better things to do with my time, and if I need handmade nails for a specific use I have a brother who's a blacksmith.
djb
Why bother to make anything? Do what the rest do, help China's economy.
Bernard R
On your last point, see
On your first...
My point was that I make what it pleases me to make, unique things I can takke pride in that are not readily available. If I need custom hand-made nails, I'm not going to make them, I'll get my blacksmith brother to do that. But make screws? Unlikely when I can get cheap ones (if the application calls for cheap ones) locally in bulk. For quality, where needed, there are sources like McFeeleys.
You may feel it's a good use of your time to make your own screws, and I have no argument with that, nor will I say you're wasting your time. I can't judge that.
But making screws is a waste of *my* time.
djb
He wasn't asking you to make any. I do agree though To each his own.
Bernard R
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