Small Threaded Rod

How long a piece do you need? Why not buy some #0 machine screws which are close to 1/16" and cut the heads off? Seems like doing your own threading for such a small part is more trouble than it's worth, imo.

Hello!

In any case it's a good idea to make a small cone at the tip of the rod to be threaded - makes the cut a lot easier. On larger rods you would use a lathe, on a small one just sharpen it with a file. Good luck, post some photos and have a nice day!

Paweł

I needed a piece longer than I could find screws for.  Anyway, I bought a 1-72 die and it works great.  Wrapping a piece of thread around a tube didn't cut it for me.  Besides, I'll have the dies in case I run across another instance where I need them.  Thanks for your input.

I did taper the top and figured out I needed a bigger die.  I got a 1-72 and it works great.  Thanks for your input.

Obvious suggestion that you probably already figured out: use a die stock, and clamp the wire vertically in a vise. Another trick: before cutting the threads, hold the wire over a candle to soften it. (In genuine machine work, that would make the threads useless. But in this case all that matters is what they look like.)

A member of our ship model club built a model from that kit and brought it to a meeting. I really liked it. He commented that the numerous small parts almost drove him crazy, but the finished product looked great.

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    But on a model where you need that and don't have access to  the table or vise then there is another source .R.C. tanks , cars and boats from most anywhere .

    Another source - Salvaged screws and nuts and bolts from electronics !

Jahno try guitar strings, especially bass. I recently used a bass D string for a similar thing, a G string will be thinner. Regular electric guitar strings are thinner yet. One set for a few dollars will last lifetimes.

Terry