tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post6686844338912747473..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Things That I Did Not KnowClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-80918237600355318472018-11-05T17:46:45.783-07:002018-11-05T17:46:45.783-07:00If you examine machine screws and bolts, you will ...If you examine machine screws and bolts, you will see they have a complimentary bevel at the tip. One or the other helps, but having both makes a big difference.<br /><br />There are engineering specs for the end of threaded hardware. Ditto for the hole start, although the details are generally simpler, IIRC. Lonngg time since I've seen a print for these.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-83368973711470061822018-11-05T16:06:18.524-07:002018-11-05T16:06:18.524-07:00Just a little breaking the edge at the entrance to...Just a little breaking the edge at the entrance to the threaded holes. Bean counters take it out of fabrication instructions and the result is lost time and some times even damaged threads during final assembly. But I will attest that after awhile you forget you are even doing it when you make such a hole (it becomes automatic as a final action in fab).James Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049975540976175810noreply@blogger.com