Hi everyone
I am a novice at pen making, threading and wood turning.
I have tried to make my own kitless pen but my major issue is the threading which causes me a lot of frustration.
I have purchase a 7/16 set of three taps with the relevant die i.e. 7/16 too, for practice as the threads are big enough. I seem to be able to do the female thread but when it comes to the male one, no cigar, a complete mess with the male part that seem to be a tight fit for the hole but not threading in. I have used the relevant drill bit that I have and tried a 3/8 and a 25/64 instead of a U. The A-Z drill bits are in order ☺
On the other hand I have used a male and female 36 TPI hand chaser I got from Ebay and with the help of CA glue etc. (thanks to the posts from members of this community) I have been just a little bit more successful.
What am I doing wrong with this threading process?
I am a novice at pen making, threading and wood turning.
I have tried to make my own kitless pen but my major issue is the threading which causes me a lot of frustration.
I have purchase a 7/16 set of three taps with the relevant die i.e. 7/16 too, for practice as the threads are big enough. I seem to be able to do the female thread but when it comes to the male one, no cigar, a complete mess with the male part that seem to be a tight fit for the hole but not threading in. I have used the relevant drill bit that I have and tried a 3/8 and a 25/64 instead of a U. The A-Z drill bits are in order ☺
On the other hand I have used a male and female 36 TPI hand chaser I got from Ebay and with the help of CA glue etc. (thanks to the posts from members of this community) I have been just a little bit more successful.
What am I doing wrong with this threading process?