Thread: Woodthread Tap and Die set

Originally Posted by David N

The timber I want to thread is Beech which had previously been used. The original threads were perfect and made out of Beech. I was wondering if I were to soak the ends of the timber in warm water before threading, do you think that process may work?

Beech (Fagus spp) is normally a reasonable threading wood, though maybe not among the very best, in my limited experience of it. It's certainly not hard & brittle like some of the woods I've tackled, & should respond to either the traditional threadbox or router method. Not sure why you want to wet the wood before threading?? While wet wood is generally softer & easier to cut, wetting it will alter the dimensions and your thread will distort a bit as it dries.

If your wood is old & crumbly, it may not cut well by any method, but as long as it's sound & around 12% MC, it should be ok to just go ahead & thread it as-is. Just to be clear - I'm talking about wood-threading gear, NOT dies for threading metal. If you are trying to use a die designed for metal, you are unlikely to succeed with it on any wood I know. I have read posts in which people have said they were able to thread wooden screws with metal dies, but it's not a way I'd recommend to go about it. Given the right wood, at the right MC, it might work, but I've yet to see it done successfully, myself..

Cheers,

Originally Posted by IanW

Beech (Fagus spp) is normally a reasonable threading wood, though maybe not among the very best, in my limited experience of it. It's certainly not hard & brittle like some of the woods I've tackled, & should respond to either the traditional threadbox or router method. Not sure why you want to wet the wood before threading?? While wet wood is generally softer & easier to cut, wetting it will alter the dimensions and your thread will distort a bit as it dries.

If your wood is old & crumbly, it may not cut well by any method, but as long as it's sound & around 12% MC, it should be ok to just go ahead & thread it as-is. Just to be clear - I'm talking about wood-threading gear, NOT dies for threading metal. If you are trying to use a die designed for metal, you are unlikely to succeed with it on any wood I know. I have read posts in which people have said they were able to thread wooden screws with metal dies, but it's not a way I'd recommend to go about it. Given the right wood, at the right MC, it might work, but I've yet to see it done successfully, myself..

Cheers,

I would be using a woodthread tool on kiln dried Beech as the original ones that I want to copy are Beech, so I'll give it a go.