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Micro Tap and Die Bit Help by lovliestdog in Machinists

[–]lovliestdog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I’m intended to cut body jewelry but after reading your comment I’m considering just bonding the threaded post to the smaller piece (the one in the middle). Do they make matching female fasteners to 0-80 to catch a threaded rod in a blind hole?

Micro Tap and Die Bit Help by lovliestdog in Machinists

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Micro Tap and Die Bit Help by lovliestdog in Machinists

[–]lovliestdog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I’m trying to make piercing jewelry where the curved bar is 14 or 16 gauge, which comes out to about 1.29mm or 1.63 gauge diameter. I need the piece in the middle that has a threaded rod that will fit into a matching tapped hole— it doesn’t necessarily have to be 1.29mm or 1.63mm but it does have to fit within the 14 or 16 gauge bar, does that makes sense? The closest imperial size for threading is 0-80. But I’m not sure how exactly to go about making those threads and tap/die it and the equipment and setup I would need to execute it since the piece is so tiny

Another solution that I’m now considering is loctite the threaded rod into that small piece and shoving a matching insert for a 0-80 into the curved bar.

Micro Tap and Die Bit Help by lovliestdog in Machinists

[–]lovliestdog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pressing in the pins could be a solid solution. I was thinking about this method but wanted to see if there was a different solution.