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Re: [ATM] ATM Pinning - File Card???
Dan
A triangle needle file works best for repairing minor damage to
threads, A regular 6-8" triangle file is too blunt on the corners for
all but the largest of threads. There are a couple of different thread
restorer types, the multi tooth thread files and the single tooth blade
style. http://www.ameriwelding.com/threadrestorer.html
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=9691&group_ID=1149&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
Both of these are ment to restore minor damage and dinged up threads,
if they threads have been ripped and are missing, then the part should
be repaired or replaces. Worn or damaged threads can in the wrong
circumstances be very dangerous. I saw the damage done when a threaded
clamp failed during a pressure test of a aircraft engine component test.
The part was mounted on a fixture and placed in a water tank and
pressuriized to 50psi to check for cracks and leaks. The operator had
been leaning over the tank doing the check and turned around to write
some notes when the clamp let go. The case shot out of the tank and
through the drop ceiling. Probably would have killed him if he had not
moved away.
James Crombie
http://www.jamescrombie.com
fundo@bellsouth.net wrote:
> From: James Crombie <jamescrombie@jamescrombie.com>
>
>>Most towns or cities should have an industrial
>>supplier store that would carry items like files and file cards. If not
>>there are a host of online sources.
>
>
>>.......go ask for a thread file if you want to see blank stares.
>>I actually had a pimple-faced dufass in and orange apron tell me I could
>>probably find one at Hancock's (Fabrics)!!!
>
>
> James, I was looking for a small triangular file to clean up some pipe threads and what I actually said was that I really needed a thread file.
>
> We have run off most of the industrial/manufacturing jobs from Memphis. There is a Grainger's not far away, but they have gotten real finicky about selling to walk-ins. Most times when I need some tool or fastner, I don't want to wait a week to get it delivered, but that is becoming the only way to get a lot of what used to be common items. The local Lowz have the little drawers in the hardware section with all sorts of odd stuff.....but if you look, most of the drawers are half empty! And needless to say, the folks they hire don't know a brass screw from a steel one.
>
> *****-----
> Dan F.
> Memphis, TN
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