Making Screws

geeing

Hi All,

Wonder if anyone can help. I would like to make my own screws.. don't ask, but can't remember what the tool is called to make them

Anyone help?

Thanks
George

MgMopar

George

It's no fun not to ask! What are you making your own screws for? You need Bolts because you are nuts. LOL.

I just couldn't resist making a little fun. Anyway, modern methods do not use a single tool to do this. The metal is shaped forged and machined using various manufacturing process. This has brought the cost per piece down to what it is today. Are you trying to make a vintage hand made look? Maybe you could take a store bought fastener and make the head look hand forged by distressing it. Maybe making it out of round with a vise and dinging it with a hammer or something.

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syphon

Dont you use a tap and die set?

MgMopar

Dont you use a tap and die set?

If he is thinking about bolts or screws with machine thread. But That is still only for the threaded part. But that may be very well the answer that George was looking for. I did not even think of that. I think of a screw as like a wood screw, deck screw or drywall screw not the machine screw that a die would be used for.

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syphon

oh of course yes, Sorry

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Syphon

Don't be sorry, It was very good input. like I said it may be the info he was looking for.

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