05-11-2006, 06:20 PM
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| tap a stripped tip
I have a brand new German epee blade in which the seller apparantly used the wrong screws and the tip threads are stripped. Do I have to buy a new German tip or is there a way to run a tap down and fix the threads like you do with a stripped nut? If so what size and TPI tap do I need? | 
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05-11-2006, 06:23 PM
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| Try using Leon Paul screws, they should be able to cut new threads. But after that you can only use LP screws in those holes.
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05-11-2006, 07:12 PM
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| It would definately be cheaper and easier to get a new tip than it would be to find a tap for an obscure metric thread I would think.
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05-11-2006, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Morion It would definately be cheaper and easier to get a new tip than it would be to find a tap for an obscure metric thread I would think. | Not necessarrily..Mergs found out the size and got me a tap....need to look up the size... | |
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05-11-2006, 08:04 PM
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| 2.0mm x 2.5 - Epee
1.7mm x 2.5 - Foil
0.0mm x 0.0 - Saber
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05-11-2006, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Mergs
0.0mm x 0.0 - Saber
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05-11-2006, 10:18 PM
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| Were you drinking something at the time of reading this prehaps?  | |
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05-12-2006, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by TitanHawk Were you drinking something at the time of reading this prehaps? | It's such a common thing on Drum Corps Planet, we have a smilie for it! | |
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05-12-2006, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Mergs 0.0mm x 0.0 - Saber | I think that the inside of the loop of most sabre blades is thicker than that. You could probably find a suitable tap. I don't know why you'd want a screw in there, though. | |
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05-12-2006, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer Damn it, Michael! You owe me a new laptop screen!!! | Hey, what can I say? You know my writing style. ALWAYS put down your coffee cup when reading my posts. 
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05-14-2006, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by MWJourneyman I have a brand new German epee blade in which the seller apparantly used the wrong screws and the tip threads are stripped. Do I have to buy a new German tip or is there a way to run a tap down and fix the threads like you do with a stripped nut? If so what size and TPI tap do I need? | Just in case you were wondering where to get this size of tap,
Oddly enough, I got mine off of Ebay. See site below: http://cgi.ebay.com/Good-Imported-Sp...QQcmdZViewItem
If you do in fact get this tap, be sure to let them know you need a bottoming tap.
Gary Spruill
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