[Supras] Make your own $100 screw

[Michael Green]

 Is anyone on the list living near Bernie? Who, would be willingh to break his fingers? Mike

> Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 02:19:16 -0400> From: berniek at technicaldevelop.com> To: Supras at supras.com> Subject: [Supras] Make your own $100 screw> > OK. I'll apologize in advance for sounding like a broken record for > those of us from before the CD age. But again, the worth of a lathe has > again been proven. I made an extension for the stock Lex AFM screw like > the $100 one in about 30 minutes. For anyone having a lathe, the > diameter should be .475", and the length added on to the stock screw > should be about 1-1/8" although that may change in tuning.. I used > tapped 1/4"-20 holes in the stock screw face and a mild steel extension > for this and fastened the two together with a piece of 1/4"-20 threaded > rod stock and high strength Loctite. > > Consider that you can get a screw cutting lathe (one which will thread > nuts and bolts without dies) which will also make parts (milling with a > milling attachment) for far less money than we give others to do work > for us. Take a look at lathes, particularly South Bend on ebay. It > does not need to be in perfect condition. Most of us spend a lot more > on our cars than the cost of a really useful tool. > > BernieK> > > _______________________________________________> Supras mailing list> Supras at supras.com> http://supras.com/mailman/listinfo/supras_supras.com