What's the easiest way to cut #2 (2-56) screws?
I've not seen a bolt cutter small enough for them. Is there a tool or method that can be used to cut them cleanly to a desired length without damaging the threads?
Thanks, Ed LeBouthillier
What's the easiest way to cut #2 (2-56) screws?
I've not seen a bolt cutter small enough for them. Is there a tool or method that can be used to cut them cleanly to a desired length without damaging the threads?
Thanks, Ed LeBouthillier
Here is how I cut screws:
I thread on a tool I made out of a piece of mildly springy steel that is folded on itself, like tongs, with a hole drilled and tapped.
this allows me to thread the screw in, and hold it securely.
Then I cut it with a snap saw, and grind flat on a bench grinder.
Then I unthred the screw, and stone the start down until it is close to a full pitch in width.
: > I've not seen a bolt cutter small enough for them. : > Is there a tool or method that can be used to cut : > them cleanly to a desired length without damaging : > the threads? : >
: > Thanks, : > Ed LeBouthillier : >
Although I usually have a Dremel at hand, I almost always just cut bolts with a diagonal cutter or bolt cutter. Then I file it by hand. Either way works but for larger bolts especially, it's quicker to break 'em and it doesn't consume cutting disks.
I was doing a bunch of bolts recently and I was getting so good at it that I forgot to put a nut on before cutting the last one. Ouch! I didn't have any extras so I had to hunt for one of my die sets...
--kyler
--Anneal one side of a set of wire strippers; the flat yellow-handled cheapies from electronics supply places. Drill and tap that for the sizes you're using, then put the thing back together. Thread in bolt, nip, back out and you're done. --Minor commercial follows for a widget I made to dress the ends of cut bolts of most common sizes:
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