John
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How do you cut a thread close up to a shoulder?
With a lathe, the width of the tool stops you cutting a thread right up to a shoulder.
Using a die, all the ones I have, have a tapered entry both sides so that when the body of the die meets the shoulder the cut thread is 2-3 mm back.
Can be done, as many (but not all) bolts have the thread cut right up to the head of the bolt.
Maybe there are types of dies that will cut right up to a shoulder?
John
With a lathe, the width of the tool stops you cutting a thread right up to a shoulder.
Using a die, all the ones I have, have a tapered entry both sides so that when the body of the die meets the shoulder the cut thread is 2-3 mm back.
Can be done, as many (but not all) bolts have the thread cut right up to the head of the bolt.
Maybe there are types of dies that will cut right up to a shoulder?
John