Go to McMaster and get material for both a nut and screw.
Question for forum machinists
- Thread starter DShortt
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DShortt
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I probably should. I think I'll try to make a nut first. I'd have to adapt anything I bought to fit the vice anyway so I honestly don't know if it would be any easier or save any time, anyway. I've never attempted anything like this before so I'm in it to learn a new skill at this point.
Even if I fail I'll have learned a lot. Maybe nothing more than don't try to make square thread nuts.
The one skill I’ve learned for situations like this is to always have the threaded part you’re making the nut for, or you are guessing and in the end it won’t save any time or money for you or the owner of the vice.
There’s a good chance it will have to be chased or its so loose to be no better than a well worn nut. Was the jb weld cast on a badly worn section so your new nut would be too tight for the less worn area or vice versa? Was the casting taken off before fully hard and is stretched or mis shaped?
If I had to make a nut with nothing but the cast, I’d thread an aluminum rod until it fit the cast, then cut a nut to fit the threaded rod. Like I said, it’s not saving time or money not having the screw in front of you.
There’s a good chance it will have to be chased or its so loose to be no better than a well worn nut. Was the jb weld cast on a badly worn section so your new nut would be too tight for the less worn area or vice versa? Was the casting taken off before fully hard and is stretched or mis shaped?
If I had to make a nut with nothing but the cast, I’d thread an aluminum rod until it fit the cast, then cut a nut to fit the threaded rod. Like I said, it’s not saving time or money not having the screw in front of you.
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