Glad you were successful, Barrie, but what was the diameter and pitch you came up with?? Al Messer --- Barrie Purslow <bpduo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks to those who responded on this topic. > I was trying to identify the thread in order to buy > a tap having avoided thread cutting in the lathe for > so many years I had become paranoid about it. Well, > since running was rained off today I grasped the > nettle, called up reserves of "the old magic", took > the stripped tube end and screw cut the existing > thread further up the tube. I then cut off the > stripped portion and relieved the other end to make > up for the offcut. Bingo - collets are back in > business. > > Truth is I have spent the last year working on a > certain 5" Duchess and become slightly obsessed with > it to the point where all workshop maintenance work > was ignored. However the engine is now up and > running and I have a few pictures to prove it. Would > it be possible to put them on your website Alan? > > Regards, > > > Barrie > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.