I am getting a local shop to cut me 5/16 -14 dies and 3/8-10 dies if I order more I get a better price would anybody be interested in these at 65 dollars US a piece?
dies for making pins
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dbCustomCues said:
I've got a 5/16X14 die and I think I've only used it twice in the last 15 years to clean up a thread. I would think it would be awfully tough to cut a 3/8X10 thread in stainless but I guess it could be used for cleaning up some glue or something on the pin. As cheaply as Atlas sells polished and coated pins I don't really think I could make them as cheaply.
That is a good price though if anyone is in need of one.
Dick
Good luck trying to make pins with dies. Unless you have a screw machine and the correct dies to roll the threads, IMHO you are going to get inaccurate threads. A set of dies for a screw machine along with the chasers cost several hundreds of dollars. I've tried a simply die on G10 and it just didn't work. IMHO better off spending the money on a thread mill and cutting the threads. But please let us know how it works.
The first cue I ever made had a pin made with a die. I went over to a friends shop who had also started repairing cuea. He had a 5/16-14 die. He ran it over a 5/16 piece of brass and it really turned out nice. It would not work on stainless very well.
Chris
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I have just about all of them, I use them for delrin Joint protectors only.
Tommy-D said:
Hi Tom
I think one of the few I don't actually have is a 3/8X8 acme which I believe Wes Hunter uses in his cues, I've only seen one in all my years. I've got some odd ones.
Did someone say Mike needs a CNC machine....Come by and see me buddy!!! See you at the show!Michael Webb said:
cutter said:
I'm with you, dies suck. It is very difficult to get the threads concentric and lined up properly (no tilt) with a hand die. However what really amazes me is that threads are often cut on a metal lathe !! It seems that cues are often made on a metal lathe ..... sooooo .... why not just use your thread-cutting metal lathe to make a pin or two ?
?Dave
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As mentioned before, it is a waste of time. The only way to make your own pins is by single-pointing them. No cuemaker has the $$$ or personnel to run thread rolling in their shop, and no die is going to do a good job.
You're best off with a metal lathe / thread mill set-up. OR go buy some all-thread of the right dia/pitch and machine your pins from the rod and then plate them.
Good Luck!
As mentioned before, it is a waste of time. The only way to make your own pins is by single-pointing them. No cuemaker has the $$$ or personnel to run thread rolling in their shop, and no die is going to do a good job.
You're best off with a metal lathe / thread mill set-up. OR go buy some all-thread of the right dia/pitch and machine your pins from the rod and then plate them.
Good Luck!