Fixing thread on point

One of the kids foils has a small piece broken off the tip of the (bare)
foil blade, such that there is not enough thread to hold the barrel. None
of my dies seem to be right.

Does anyone know what the diameter and pitch is for the thread that will
hold the barrel?

Peter

>
>One of the kids foils has a small piece broken off the tip of the (bare)
>foil blade, such that there is not enough thread to hold the barrel. None
>of my dies seem to be right.
>
>Does anyone know what the diameter and pitch is for the thread that will
>hold the barrel?
>
>Peter
>
>
>
3.5 x .6mm... American Fencers Supply carries all of the dies. I've saved a
couple of blades by having the tip dies...

NAYY

Debbie B.

When cutting the threads, you'll need to have something (like a
sufficiently thick piece of solid wire) to secure in the groove and fill
it. Otherwise the die will be prone to getting caught on the edges of
the groove, which can damage the die.


-Dave
Fencer91162 wrote:

>3.5 x .6mm... American Fencers Supply carries all of the dies. I've saved a
>couple of blades by having the tip dies...
>
>NAYY
>
>Debbie B.
>
>

In article <106sb67d76kdm39@corp.supernews.com>, David Neevel
<neevel@execpc.com> writes:

>When cutting the threads, you'll need to have something (like a
>sufficiently thick piece of solid wire) to secure in the groove and fill
>it. Otherwise the die will be prone to getting caught on the edges of
>the groove, which can damage the die.

Another alternative is to tap the groove closed with a hammer and then
afterwards regroove with a Dremel 0.025 inch thickness disk.

I also suggest you make a very shallow taper on the very end of the blade to
help get the die started.

Bill Hall