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Frank lyszkiewicz	28/01/2020 21:22:17
10 forum posts 4 photos	Thanks howard, mart and for your help Regards frank
Pete Rimmer	11/02/2020 19:44:21
1486 forum posts 105 photos	I made a new nut for Frank and he's now up and running again. The screw was in very reasonable condition so the new nut will last for many years.
Howard Lewis	11/02/2020 19:50:21
7227 forum posts 21 photos	Good on yer, Pete! Nice to have friends Howard
Frank lyszkiewicz	11/02/2020 20:13:38
10 forum posts 4 photos	Fitted the new nut pete rimmer made for me and couldn't be happier it fitted like a glove absolutely no play in it first class work Thank you very much for your help and to all for their advice Regards Frank
David George 1	11/02/2020 22:30:04
2110 forum posts 565 photos	That looks like a square thread not a Acme thread which has an angle on the flanks. I made a tap from silversteel hardened, a while ago for an M Type lathe cross slide lead screw and roughed out the nut with a single point square boring tool and finnished it with the tap. David
Pete Rimmer	11/02/2020 22:50:02
1486 forum posts 105 photos	Trick of the light David. No-one who could turn such a thread is going to have a problem distinguishing ACME from square.

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