The average do-it-yourselfer hates to drill metal, especially steel. We don’t know how many questions readers have submitted and we’ve answered on that topic over the years. Even the most enthusiastic ...

When people are designing lightweight products, or repairing a worn-out thread, a dependable fastening tool can make a big difference. This is where self tapping threaded inserts can come into play.

[Jer Schmidt] needed a way to put a lot of M8 bolts into a piece of square steel tubing, but just drilling and tapping threads into the thin steel wouldn’t be strong enough. So he figured out a way to ...

A new tooling system produces threaded holes in all types of sheet metal, eliminating the need for secondary tapping operations or additional fasteners. Developed by Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, ...

Historically, the threading of holes has been a fairly straightforward operation, usually performed close to the end of a part’s machining. Once the holes had been drilled, thread taps of the ...

Twist drills do not make accurately sized or good finish holes; a reamer of some type is often used to cut the final size and finish. A reamer will not make the original hole; it will only enlarge a ...

I need to replace the end cap on a PVC pipe. The current cap is just a standard PVC cap that I can find at Home Depot for 50 cents. However, none of them have 1/4" threaded holes. I am not ...