Field Expedient Thread Repair

Larry Caldwell · Jan 3, 2018

This might be handy for those of us who don't want to make the 75 mile round trip just because we stripped a thread. Caution, very earthy language, but good humored.

Manly-Man Skill: Repair Stripped Threads with Nothing but a Bolt, a Wire and a Flat Bastard - YouTube

Mace Canute · Jan 5, 2018

Somebody should give him a clue.

CCWKen · Jan 5, 2018

That's the first video I've seen from him that was constructive. He does a lot destructive tool/product reviews along with his usual Navy language. I bet he broke all his toys when he was a kit.

s219 · Jan 6, 2018

This was one of the first tricks my dad taught me when I was a kid.

CincyFlyer · Jan 6, 2018

Mace Canute said:
Somebody should give him a clue.

Somebody should give him a T-handle, to keep the bolt straight. BTW, I think this was in Red Green episode #1024, only the bolt was made of duct tape.

pmsmechanic · Jan 6, 2018

I've watched this guy before. I quit because I got tired of the language. I laugh because I do this "trick" all the time. Especially if I need to clean up a thread that I don't have the tap/die for. Forget about the hacksaw and file as they are too slow. A bench grinder will taper the bolt and as you don't need a spiral flute a die grinder with a cutoff blade makes excellent chip clearance grooves.

tomplum · Jan 6, 2018

pmsmechanic said:
I've watched this guy before. I quit because I got tired of the language. I laugh because I do this "trick" all the time. Especially if I need to clean up a thread that I don't have the tap/die for. Forget about the hacksaw and file as they are too slow. A bench grinder will taper the bolt and as you don't need a spiral flute a die grinder with a cutoff blade makes excellent chip clearance grooves.

Yeah, "uncle bumblefack" as he refers to himself seems adept at a lot of things- or at least at many things I don't have a clue of. I'm a subscriber. Sometimes he's like the uncle you'd work in the shop or have a beer with and other times he's like the uncle you want to get on the road before the snow gets too deep- in July.... Good thing this one has a switch.