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I bought a lamp but it has an absolutely horrible finial on top. So, I have a lathe - I'll make my own I said to myself.
Checked the thread of the existing finial and it appeared to be 3/8-24, at least my thread checker screwed in quite a ways so, turned my new finial, tapped it 3/8-24 and as you may have guessed, it didn't screw on.
So to get the point here, what is the thread of those things and what tap/die will I need should I decide to make my own again?
Thank you for your time,
Michael.
Checked the thread of the existing finial and it appeared to be 3/8-24, at least my thread checker screwed in quite a ways so, turned my new finial, tapped it 3/8-24 and as you may have guessed, it didn't screw on.
So to get the point here, what is the thread of those things and what tap/die will I need should I decide to make my own again?
Thank you for your time,
Michael.