[Supras] Make your own $100 screw

[Jeff]

I'm about 100 miles - but I'd be willing to drive :)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Green" <mikejaygreen at hotmail.com>
To: "Supras at supras.com" <supras at supras.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Supras] Make your own $100 screw


> 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> > >
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