Homemade Thread Chasing Die From a Nut

Making a homemade die from a bolt to chase threads.

[@bstceltics4]

For everyone saying shit about him making this its just an idea he is showing you, you dont have to have the milling machine to make it I've made many of these with my die grinder ive also made these for things that they don't sell thread chasers for such as gate valve stems

[@SoatMon]

Thanks!!

[@geobrown9413]

To slightly straighten and clean out dirty threads, you can make three hacksaw cuts on the face of a nut and screw it down with the cuts on the leading edge. The junk exits out the cuts. Try it, it works. I have used it on gas tank hanger bolts and hand brake adjusters, etc.

[@SoatMon]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@rtoebak76]

Making things with the tools you got works for me. I do it all the time. And if it doesn't i will buy it. Simple as that.

[@fpdiscopenguin]

Robert Toebak cheapest option first keeps the brain ticking. If you can't, then surrender those tokens from the bank

[@PacoOtis]

Very clever and very well done! Thanks for the video. Excellent explanations!

[@SoatMon]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@daveprototype6079]

Defiantly need to remember this. Good job

[@SoatMon]

Thanks for watching!

[@Yukam1912]

i work for a reknowned beverage company as a maintenance guy and this type of skill becomes very helpfull when ur stuck on a saturday and no one is around to help u so dont oay attention to those morons who are suggesting u to buy this frm ebay instead of this hard work

[@SoatMon]

Exactly. I live 20 miles from the nearest town, it was a large size die so hard to find and not cheap. Didn't want to wait, was curious if this would work. Worked like a charm and I learned something. Thanks for the comment, it's nice to hear from people who understand. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@glennedward2201]

Yes.., this is the kind of thing we did often in the auto shop I formerly owned. After hours or a Saturday and you need to get the job out the door? Yes it beats waiting and yes it worked to save 8 bolts not readily available.

[@scottticknor3782]

Well done, I have die nuts for cleaning up threads in my old cars,This looks like a fun way to solve a problem

[@SoatMon]

Thanks for watching!

[@danielbenedetto3269]

Nice job, thank you for sharing it!

[@SoatMon]

Your welcome. Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching!

[@McFingal]

That's a pretty cool idea.

[@fpdiscopenguin]

147 people disliked this video because they don't understand the concept of being resourceful and live in a throw away society. Sent from my iPhone

[@SoatMon]

Thanks!

[@fpdiscopenguin]

@@MatthewPWells it's a joke bruh

[@airgunningyup]

this is half the fun .. I had a 3/8-16 thread that was aluminum and rough the other day , chucked it in the lathe and chased it with a steel nut and lots of tap magic.. Came out factory clean ! // nice job

[@SoatMon]

I bet that worked great! Thanks for watching and sending in the comment!

[@outsidescrewball]

Enjoyed...simple/smart tool build

[@dalekify]

I like to see people trying to get by with what they have at hand. I would suggest taking it easy with the hacksaw. Nice, even strokes. You can use more than just the middle of the blade. It will last longer if you do. With longer strokes it won't bounce around and cuts don't wander so much. Let the saw do the work while concentrating on making a straight and even cut. Fast, erratic sawing takes longer than calm steady sawing. Everything you do in your work area will turn out far better and be much safer if you steady down, just a little bit. You obviously have the determination, imagination and the ability to solve problems using what you have. Best wishes.

[@SoatMon]

Thanks for your comment and suggestion!

[@MrNigel1340]

Simple but effective, thank you for sharing.

[@SoatMon]

Your welcome. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!

[@AaronRiegel]

Thank you very much for the video that was really cool!

[@SoatMon]

Your welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it! It really helped me out of a bind. Thanks for watching!

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

That is pretty cool man , Thumbs up for sure !!

[@duramaxmak]

Great idea

[@panchovilla1486]

Good idea thank you

[@bkailua1224]

bolt is the long skinny part with outside threads. Nut is the hex shaped part with inside threads. :)

[@dartorusdi2088]

Very useful, thank you science buddy

[@SoatMon]

You're welcome!

[@tonywalker8030]

I can't believe it, 😨 a out of the box thinker, I was told that their were such people, but gosh, never thought I would of saw one.

[@SoatMon]

LOL, thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching!

[@Aimanmade]

Thanks dear I learned something new here

[@SoatMon]

Thanks for watching!

[@eln74]

Nice, tnx bro for this great idea!! :D

[@SoatMon]

Your welcome, came in handy for me. Thanks for watching!

[@jvmiller1995]

You could make one with no mill or DRO. Just screw a bolt in flush with a jam nut under it. Place in a vice on a drill press and drill a hole in each corner half on nut half on bolt when done remove the bolt and you should have the same thing. Of course this is just a idea at this time as I have not tried it. But other sounds like it should work

[@SoatMon]

I bet that would work really well. Very good idea, thanks for sharing

[@benjaminlorrig9299]

You might want to put some gap-filling glue in before drilling (something that won't be strong enough to hold the nut locked and expands a little on setting and is easy enough to just pull out afterward) or you might end up shattering your drillbit..

[@stevo68]

I've never even heard of this before, but it's a pretty good idea as a temporary fix.

[@SoatMon]

It got me out of a jam. Thanks for watching!

[@sloppyfrog8551]

Excellent, many thanks.

[@SoatMon]

You're welcome!

[@tristantaus4556]

I'm trying to do the same thing has a custom project in my garage as in buying in home depot every bolt and 2 nuts per bolt, label them, separately put in a ziploc bag each Tap & Die SAE set; I rather as this due to i may use a wrench or a visegrip, I need to ask tho for the die why cut it on that one side then arc weld back together?

[@tristantaus4556]

Then I would like to use same concept but using bolts and nuts exactly of an automobile just to have in stock encase of anything.

[@RobertMilesAI]

Why does it need to be 5 holes? Since the nut is a hexagon, why not 6?

[@SoatMon]

I was worried about the threading portion being too thin so I cut 5 holes.

[@Dingbat217]

Great idea!

[@SoatMon]

It got me out of a tight spot.

[@tntgreen8169]

Morten Mortense

[@makenchips]

Good job!

[@SoatMon]

Thanks!

[@ruforufo2185]

after welding the nut, did you re-heat treat and temper it?

[@SoatMon]

Honestly, I don't remember. I'm thinking I may not have since I didn't video it... I should have but I don't remember if I did. Sorry I don't have a better answer for you. Thanks for watching!

[@MarioStipanich]

Se você tem uma oficina mecânica com ferramentas sofisticas, inclusive elétricas e não tem uma tarraxa para roscas em parafusos, então o melhor a fazer é fechar a quitanda!

[@gerrymasterman5766]

I understand the neat factor of doing this but if one puts a price on their time I wonder how it would compare to just buying the factory made die? And the factory version would cut threads for the next time you needed it not be wore out like the homemade die

[@Mtjefferson555]

The point you’re missing is not time or price. It’s experience. This type of thinking and “make do” attitude will lend itself to some other off the wall project in the future. And that, is priceless.

[@ArtByq]

smashing !

[@SoatMon]

Thanks!

[@toolman7540]

Very cool

[@SoatMon]

Thanks!

[@mesbahzara2422]

bravo 👍👍

[@SoatMon]

Thanks for watching!

[@jacobcoughlin2408]

Your hacksaw blade is not tight enough. If you increase the tension you will experience much better performance from the tool. Just a pro tip

[@Rolingmetal]

Were there any chips? I didn't see them.

[@SoatMon]

I'ts been a while but I don't think so. It was not really meant to cut threads but to chase them. The nuts not super hard and does not have a lead cut into it. I don't think it would successfully cut new threads but worked great to clean up damaged threads. Thanks for watching!

[@danl.4743]

Would you say that it probably worked as a "forming" die? It probably did, or a combination of the forming and cutting. Nice solution. Nice trick.

[@AlbiesProductsOnline]

Did you harden it again after welding it

[@SoatMon]

No. Thanks for watching!

[@glennedward2201]

Probably no need it didn’t get that hot if anything only affected the area that was drilled and gapped and for 8 bolts, job done? Doubt he uses that too many more times in the future it did the job and that’s what mattered.

[@rsz90182]

If anyone had to make one of these would be me. I have no lathe, I have no mill, I have nothing of that sort to help me. I have a rechargeable drill and drill bits and welders. I loose.

[@leonruvalcaba1549]

Wow sometimes i feel im the only one without a drill press, belt sander, miter saw, table saw, wood lathe, metal lathe, huge vises, welding machine, etc...

[@tonispiip8054]

Can't think like that, could cut those channels with a file I bet. Then rather than welding you could just hold it closed with a pair of vice grips, or keep the die in the vice as drive the bolt.

[@Nicap2]

You have a mill with a DRO, but you do not have a set of dies - lol.

[@shawnjarman9860]

Nicap2 he just might, maybe he's just showing how to make one with a nut? A friend of mine has done the same thing, had a missing die, so he made a temporary one to get through the day

[@glennedward2201]

Nicap2 , I have more than just a set of dies myself. In fact I have $1200 in various taps and dies and every month a half dozen times I find more taps and dies I don’t own. Do you realize how many sizes and various pitches there are? Have to say that’s a stupid comment considering. Obviously it was something needing to be done in a pinch because the particular size was not available for immediate need.especially once you start needing 30mm and larger and all the various 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0, 2.25, 2.5, 3, and so on this little list is $350 in dies not including taps alone. Now buy 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38..,42.., 50.., You people don’t get it! And for 8 bolts? I see the justification clearly. Perhaps because being seasoned and not a rookie is the difference.

[@dalekify]

He'd be better off with a lathe. He could clean up those threads nicely with a lathe. Or, make new bolts.

[@glennedward2201]

American big boys have well equipped shops though a simple drill and vice would suffice. Just about everyone has a neighbor with a welder. Of course In a pinch you will get the job done. This isn’t the job for some moron who wears a suit all week and pays his kid neighbor to mow his lawn. Especially when these larger dies often cost $50 and you end up waiting 4 weeks from Hong Kong you spent a few minutes and $2 and got the job done with simple skills. Good work! I am one who appreciates ingenuity and those of us who actually equip our home garages with tools rather than act like a welder and drill press are out of reach for the average person, lol.

[@SoatMon]

Thanks for your support!!

[@mobius01ac]

did you ever try it to cut new threads?

[@SoatMon]

I haven't. I don't think it is hard enough to cut new threads in steel. It might work for brass or aluminum.

[@lolatmyage]

You could probably put a plain nut onto adequately sized wood, wood compresses.

[@mikemac2888]

So to do this I also need to buy a welder and a drill press. Meh, may as well just pony up for a tap and die set.

[@SoatMon]

This was just intended to chase the threads and not cut new ones. It's an odd sized die that I did not have and this saved me some time and money. If you don't already have a tap and die set, buying one would be the way to go. Thanks for watching!

[@bodeandigs]

No you don't need a welder and drill press. You can continue to think outside the box and figure out alternative means to accomplish what he has done. People using their brain and being creative is not a bad thing. But hey if you prefer buying your way through problem solving, by all means continue.

[@a914freak]

FYI your avg JOE does not own a DRO and will just buy the die

[@pacosanchez1024]

You don't need a dro. You just need a dremel and a grinding tip. I just did that with a regular nut, (they didn't have grd 8 3/4 x 16) chased up some moderately dented threads - didn't even need to split/weld it. Worked just fine. Cost me $1.25 and about 20 minutes. This is a great idea, saved me the $ and the time of buying this from e-bay. This isn't a NASA protocol video, just a good idea that you should be able to adapt based on your resources and your needs.

[@blurtmenow]

buy gal nuts there tapped larger.

[@tmgrade9690]

did you hear the cup crack when he dropped the red hot nut :)

[@SoatMon]

Thanks for watching!

[@glennedward2201]

Metal to water typically makes a cracking sound from quenching.

[@canaldoportugues10]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👌👍🤝

[@SoatMon]

Thanks!

[@hedzb5954]

how is this home made? this guy has a metal workshop in his shed apparently

[@neponsetriver]

Where's your ratchet?

[@bodeandigs]

Why do people always have to find a flaw? If you can't open up your closed mind and see the usefulness of this. Then you have issues far beyond the help that this how to video provides.

[@SoatMon]

Thank you for your encouragement!

[@slushbox3443]

At that point save time just go buy the tool

[@CoolKoon]

TBH I'm not convinced. That nut looked like it's sliding on the thread WAY too clumsily.

[@songpolpenpannak2041]

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[@happygilmore2100]

This is no home project, just buy a set of dies.

[@glennedward2201]

Anyone who owns a drill press can make this a home project. In fact with ingenuity a vice and a drill would do. There are a lot of guys who have this and milling equipment at home. Just because you don’t doesn’t mean your comment is any more valid.

[@user-yy8bk5dk9c]

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[@SoatMon]

Thanks for watching!

[@2009duny]

Have nothing else to do...

[@peterdriver4760]

It's a nut not bolt

[@tomthompson7400]

youve too much time ,,,, order one from e bay . there in the morning , job done

[@PaulScott_]

True, unless you needed to do the job that day - then job delayed another 24 hours.

[@rosildasantosmendes5727]

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[@user-pn4mv9do3f]

шутник!

[@BoldUniverse]

Glad you're not doing any engineering for me!!

[@lotfusklai7401]

god be praised

[@leonruvalcaba1549]

Praised the Lord for He is the One and Only God

[@charitybarrett1013]

Lot of haters! Who raised you?

[@SoatMon]

Thanks!

[@asdrubalgarciac]

Video falso...........en el minuto 6:05 al caersele la tuerca agarra otra tuerca

[@Colin-Fenix]

That’s a lot of work to make a tool that is readily available and fairly cheap 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼