where've all the left handed threads gone?

[shagbite]

just wasted a full day driving round bradford looking for a left hand threaded bolt for a dewalt mitre saw. i'd have had more chance of winning the euromillions. why are these things so hard to get hold of???

off to leeds first thing tomorrow.....there's a place that sells them over there, but if i order it over the phone there's a surcharge that amounts to 15x the price of the bolt.....?????????

world's gone mad.

 

[telectrix]

bet you could find it on t'web. google or evilbay. search de walt parts.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Dunno where they've gone. Never realised we had any .... this is the very first left-handed thread I've ever seen on this forum.

 

[iamelectric]

is it ur first day on the job and someones rippin it out u

 

[Silly Sausage]

Dunno where they've gone. Never realised we had any .... this is the very first left-handed thread I've ever seen on this forum.

Aye, most posters here seem to be ultra right! :smilielol5:

 

[GLENNSPARK]

what you need is the pitch, threadform and the O/D....once you have that then you will be able to get left hand threadforms from the local engineering supplies...

 

[Geordie Spark]

Aye, most posters here seem to be ultra right! :smilielol5:

That's a brand of tooth past innit???

 

[Geordie Spark]

what you need is the pitch, threadform and the O/D....once you have that then you will be able to get left hand threadforms from the local engineering supplies...

Quite right Glen.

Single-point screw cutting on a centre lathe was my speciality in a previous life.

 

[Guest55]

why not just order the exact dewalt component from a online tool repair merchants ?or is that too radical thinking ?;-)

 

[GLENNSPARK]

theres an engineerng supplies near to me..(you know bearings, oillite bushings and dowty seals n all, that lot)...so if you can get the O/D then i will get a L/H thread bolt..
I will need to know the O/D and the length...i reckon it will be a metric coarse...

 

[Silly Sausage]

That's a brand of tooth past innit???

Hahaahaha...very good...!!!

best stop now I think.

 

[shagbite]

bet you could find it on t'web. google or evilbay. search de walt parts.

yeah, had a quick look online. ebay and amazon.com have 'em, but i'd have to get it sent from the u.s.

 

[shagbite]

theres an engineerng supplies near to me..(you know bearings, oillite bushings and dowty seals n all, that lot)...so if you can get the O/D then i will get a L/H thread bolt..
I will need to know the O/D and the length...i reckon it will be a metric coarse...

place that has 'em is on geldard rd. can't remember the name off hand. gonna get over there first thing.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Have a shufty here...
Fix8 | Fasteners | Fixings | Power Tools | PPE | Safety Signs | Lindapter Hollo-Bolt

Used them before with good results.

 

[Guest55]

forget wandering around aimlessly hoping to find the right bolt even with all the pitch / thread info , thats a mugs game.

you need the dewalt part number , from here......

DeWalt Service Technical Home Page

then track down retailers who can get it.

 

[shagbite]

why not just order the exact dewalt component from a online tool repair merchants ?or is that too radical thinking ?;-)

need it now mate.

 

[Silly Sausage]

forget wandering around aimlessly hoping to find the right bolt even with all the pitch / thread info , thats a mugs game.

you need the dewalt part number , from here......

DeWalt Service Technical Home Page

then track down retailers who can get it.

Forget DeWalt, this is THE place for spares...
Elu Spare Parts | Miles Tool & Machinery Centre

 

[Guest55]

im assuming the old bolt is lost ?
therefore you dont know the length , diameter , thread ?
in which case youre screwed without the part no.

 

[Guest55]

Forget DeWalt, this is THE place for spares...
Elu Spare Parts | Miles Tool & Machinery Centre

yes , how crazy of me to use the dewalt website to find a dewalt part , what was i thinking ?
;-)

 

[shagbite]

forget wandering around aimlessly hoping to find the right bolt even with all the pitch / thread info , thats a mugs game.

you need the dewalt part number , from here......

DeWalt Service Technical Home Page

then track down retailers who can get it.

i know that now!

trouble is, when i started, i didn't think they'd be that hard to find. these things are rarer than rocking horse poo.

 

[shagbite]

im assuming the old bolt is lost ?
therefore you dont know the length , diameter , thread ?
in which case youre screwed without the part no.

not lost - just knackered. the prize-wit that i'm working with couldn't understand why he couldn't loosen it the traditional way (righty tighty/lefty loosey) and he just kept tightening it until it snapped.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

place that has 'em is on geldard rd. can't remember the name off hand. gonna get over there first thing.

place i`m on about is just off leeds Rd shawcross dewsbury...
you won`t see it as its off a side road..
and theres spen bearings as well.....
their in cleckheaton...

Spen Bearings

 

[Silly Sausage]

yes , how crazy of me to use the dewalt website to find a dewalt part , what was i thinking ?
;-)

Well, if you were daft enough to buy DeWalt in the first place...
I rest my case!

 

[Guest55]

Well, if you were daft enough to buy DeWalt in the first place...
I rest my case!

of course user damage couldnt possibly happen to any other brand of powertool could it ?

moron.

;-)

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Forget DeWalt, this is THE place for spares...
Elu Spare Parts | Miles Tool & Machinery Centre

lol...

 

[Silly Sausage]

moron.

;-)

Oh well, nice knowing you biff.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

not lost - just knackered. the prize-wit that i'm working with couldn't understand why he couldn't loosen it the traditional way (righty tighty/lefty loosey) and he just kept tightening it until it snapped.

so...how have you managed to get the old bolt out?
was there enough on it to get some grips on it to wind it out?

 

[shagbite]

so...how have you managed to get the old bolt out?
was there enough on it to get some grips on it to wind it out?

the pillock that i work with tried allen keys, alligator pump pliers and mole grips to get the bolt out. when they all failed, he used an angle grinder to put a flat surface on the bolt head (which was round for some reason) and then set about it with the stilsons.

this snapped the head straight off and broke a couple of the threads on the bolt. luckily it just twisted straight out - clockwise of course.

 

[Guest55]

Oh well, nice knowing you biff.

farewells are so sad
:-(

 

[shagbite]

farewells are so sad
:-(

farewell is a lonely sound, when told to someone you love.

 

[Geordie Spark]

farewell is a lonely sound, when told to someone you love.

Oh you soppy tart !! :rofl:

 

[Silly Sausage]

farewell's is so sad
:-(

It is, there aren't any bars there!

 

[shagbite]

Oh you soppy tart !! :rofl:

can't beat a bit of jimmy ruffin.

 

[Geordie Spark]

can't beat a bit of jimmy ruffin.

That sounds like one of them euphoniums for something else to me, but I can't think what.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

farewell is a lonely sound, when told to someone you love.

so...when you unscrewed the bolts out of her neck...
were they a left hand thread?


just a thought mind....

 

[Silly Sausage]

Going on shaggies name and picture, I'm thinking West coast movie star, the ones she doesn't like me watching.
Never get any complaints about the techniques I pick up though.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Here lies the body of Dead Eye Dick

Who was born intot eh world with a corkscrew p...k

All his life was one long hunt

Looking for a woman with a left-hand ....

 

[shagbite]

Going on shaggies name and picture, I'm thinking West coast movie star, the ones she doesn't like me watching.
Never get any complaints about the techniques I pick up though.

if only, archy, if only.

i don't think i'd get many photo opportunities, judging by the reactions i was getting around bradford today, when i was showing everyone my one inch bolt.

 

[tidyboiler]

if only, archy, if only.

i don't think i'd get many photo opportunities, judging by the reactions i was getting around bradford today, when i was showing everyone my one inch bolt.

Size doesn't matter....................... :rofl:

 

[Silly Sausage]

Size doesn't matter....................... :rofl:

You're too kind for that old Geordie booger! :smilielol5: