The Basics of Thread Tapping

**ArkaiHalon** · 04-22-2009, 05:40 AM

Originally Posted by Tradeliphine

or you can wrap a piece of paper around the tube, tape it, remove it, fold it in half, and anything you do, just mirror it on the other side. And to line up holes in a vertical row easily, put the tube in a household door frame against any of the varied steps of moulding and draw a line using the moulding as a ruler (old school model rocketing trick) most people have paper, tape, and doors

Ever have one of those, "duh, i used to do that, so why didn't I think of that" moments

I just did. Thanks for the reminder

**DJMoonbass** · 04-22-2009, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by Jay-gon Jinn

Not everyone has acces to a milling machine, DJ....most people here don't even own a drill press. Drill bit sizes for the taps are listed in the first post...did you even read it before you posted?

i scrolled through to fast and i missed it... but still if someone ever does get a mill it should help

**Tradeliphine** · 04-22-2009, 02:32 PM

haha arkai, I know just what you mean, but I try to live my whole life by the adage of work smarter, not harder. If it worked before, it should work still/again. Just be careful that you dont pidgeonhole yourself on ideas (like my wiring recharge ports without a kill just because thats the way I first did it and it worked, so i didnt want to change it)

**master roar** · 05-09-2009, 03:37 PM

so does the blade need a threaded hole to or, like how does the blade stay in place with the screw? this is my first saber so i dont really know?

**Arm on Fire** · 05-09-2009, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by master roar

so does the blade need a threaded hole to or, like how does the blade stay in place with the screw? this is my first saber so i dont really know?

Nope just the blade holder, Tightening the screw puts pressure on the blade and holds it in place.

**Sith Enzo** · 07-11-2009, 07:02 PM

Total newb question here, I know, but it's a bit hard to find all the answers through search. So I have my first saber, all put together, I've drilled and tapped a hole for the retention screw....

Here's the question, does the simple pressure of the bare screw tightened against the side of the blade hold it in place, even through battles, or do you also need to drill and tap a hole into the plastic blade as well? I don't want to test this as it will prolly' result in the loss of a blade. Thanks prematurely!

**Jedi-Loreen** · 07-11-2009, 07:27 PM

Why are you even asking this question, when it was answered in the post RIGHT ABOVE YOURS?

**Sith Enzo** · 07-11-2009, 07:50 PM

lol, here I am thinking I'm a total pro as I read 4 pages of this thread and still didn't find anything. Of course I skipped the one page that had not only my answer, but my post right below it, lol, sorry.