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  1. 05-11-2006 06:20 PM #1
    MWJourneyman
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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?
  2. 05-11-2006 06:23 PM #2
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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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    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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  4. 05-11-2006 07:49 PM #4
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    Quote 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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  5. 05-11-2006 08:04 PM #5
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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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    Quote Originally Posted by Mergs

    0.0mm x 0.0 - Saber
    Damn it, Michael! You owe me a new laptop screen!!!
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    Were you drinking something at the time of reading this prehaps?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TitanHawk
    Were you drinking something at the time of reading this prehaps?
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  9. 05-12-2006 01:47 AM #9
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    Quote 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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    Quote 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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  11. 05-14-2006 11:23 AM #11
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    Quote 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.

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