Hey Tim Porter, Yes those of us that have made split nuts have a special tap we ordered off Ebay. I hope Bill chimes in he is the one that helped me find mine. It works Great. It's a special pitch too. Bill you there? Can you explain the thread per inich etc... i,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Kind Regards, Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty Ziegler Laser Worx LLC 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 3:29 PM Tim Porter <imatheb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Folks > > I had two pair of split nuts made using a standard 5/8”-4 acme tap and for > some reason it doesn’t quite fit the lead screw. I have checked it near > the end of the shaft where there is no chance of wear. It’s like the lead > is off a few thousands of an inch or the thread width of the tap is just a > little too big. Driving me bonkers. Anyone had issues with making new > half nuts? > > Thanks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/e18b1952-602c-4937-ae7e-54735ee52e10n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/e18b1952-602c-4937-ae7e-54735ee52e10n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLEMyCLPmpXrCS17CpB6H-efeetGHrqtfabNvt2NTL%2B1wg%40mail.gmail.com.
