Thread: 7/16-28 Bolt or Threaded Rod
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Unread 08-01-2014, 21:52
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Re: 7/16-28 Bolt or Threaded Rod
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Originally Posted by Richard Wallace View Post
Could you just buy the die and cut threads on a rod? This thread size is fairly common for panel mounted electrical switches.
I'll second this. I've had success with manually setting a die in a lathe tailstock chuck and turning the main chuck (with the rod in it) by hand.