Steve S
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- Jun 5, 2007
- 3,140
- Boat Info
- 2000 400 Sedan Bridge with twin CAT 3116's
2000 340 Sundancer - SOLD!
210 Monaco 1987 - SOLD!
- Engines
- Twin Caterpillar 3116's 350 HP straight drives
One time when I worked for Greenfield Tap & Die I made a tech call down on the south side. Guy was having trouble threading a part to spec. Tell me is this is possible...Guys from Purdue.
Material: Titanium 6AL4V
Part thickness: 0.300
Hole type: Blind hole
Hole depth: .250
Thread: 1/4-20
Thread depth: .250 of FULL Thread
Note: Cannot deform part with drill or tap
I took one look and told the guy "Who is the engineer? This is impossible, even with a thread mill. With a thread mill I could get to within 1/2 turn (.025) of the bottom".