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Re: 99-03 Voting: Quick Comments
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Thu, 13 May 1999 10:02:32 GMT
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-- Terry K --
Why not run a tap through the molded nut to make the threads?  Same idea as
cutting the axle.


Coz they didn't? The nut is a unique part, as far as I can tell. It is round,
and ribbed on the outside (ribs parallel to the axle), and I've never seen
a part that could be machined down to make it. (well, not easily, you could
probably start with a 40T gear...)

Moz



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(...) Just spouting off a theory without any actual knowledge. :-) I was just theorizing that it would probably be simpler and more accurate to mold the basic nut shape, and then run a threaded tap through it to create threads. At least it seems to (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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(...) That is the same question I had about the construction. :-) And I liked Joshua's logic about the number. It groups them numerically very nicely, and saves using 3-digit #'s, so why not? (...) I would think so - without actually seeing the (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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