ljamesb
Old School Hero
I've been looking for a really long titanium stem bolt for a quill stem (m6x150mm) and they are so expensive/hard to find. This got me thinking back to my school design+technology classes when we tapped threads onto a steel rod using a tap and dye set or a lathe. I found that you can buy a grade 5 titanium rod (6mmx150mm) for only like £4 off ebay.
Could it be as easy as threading both ends of one of these titanium rods with a titanium coated tap and die bit, then epoxy glueing an allen key nut (female nut with allen key socket) to one end? The result would basically be a custom length titanium bolt.
Tap and die set
Allen key nut thing
Could it really be this simple? Same would surely also work for making your own titanium wheel skewers. Perhaps it would mangle the dye part though, but provided it's able to survive one or two uses, that would be okay since a new one is only a couple of quid.
Could it be as easy as threading both ends of one of these titanium rods with a titanium coated tap and die bit, then epoxy glueing an allen key nut (female nut with allen key socket) to one end? The result would basically be a custom length titanium bolt.
Tap and die set
Allen key nut thing
Could it really be this simple? Same would surely also work for making your own titanium wheel skewers. Perhaps it would mangle the dye part though, but provided it's able to survive one or two uses, that would be okay since a new one is only a couple of quid.