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I am working on a metal handle that needs to have a 3/8"-16 threaded hole that goes 3/4" into the bottom of the shaft. The steel shaft is approximately 5/8" in diameter.
I dont have access to a drill press or a lathe. I'm using a cordless drill and it is way too time consuming.
Is there an easier way to make this hole in the shaft while the metal is hot? I was thinking about putting the hot piece into a vice and driving a punch into the shaft. then following up with a 5/16" piece of steel to make the hole the proper size for tapping. The steel will contract after cooling making the hole too small but i should be able to run the 5/16" drill bit with my cordless drill to ream out the hole a bit.
Thread strength is not much of an issue I just need it to thread on to a 3/8"-16 threaded rod.
Does any one have any better ideas or pointers?
Thanks,
Brad
Making a threaded hole in a shaft
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well i have two factors in this that are causing the drilling to take too long. the steel was free and was a high carbon steel that is extremely hard. The second is my drill bits are not the best but they did work.
I'm really just looking for a 'primitive' way of doing this.
I like the idea of using a bolt to create the thread. i think the bolt would be near impossible to remove after cooling but definitely worth a try.