Thread Repair using the EZ Thread tool
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- I was recently sent this new thread tool to try out and almost as quick as I got it, I had a need to repair some threads. The EZ Thread tool can be used with any rotary tool such as a die grinder or Dremel tool to clean up damaged threads using a special shaped diamond wheel. I found this tool much easier and faster to use than a traditional thread file for this purpose.
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You gave the company a nice plug while repairing a plug good stuff!
As a machine repairman I use a Dremel and waffer thin cutoff discs all the time to repair threads. Most of these commenters are clueless. My boss would laugh at me If I asked to buy thread files. For quick and dirty repairs this is a viable product. Thanks for sharing.
I think what everyone is not getting here is that this tool has its use in tight spot where you can't get a thread file or deep in a threaded hole. Of course a thread file would have worked on the plug but he was reviewing a tool and wanted to show everyone how it worked. Thank you Keith I enjoyed the video and I perched one for the shop.
Noooooooooooo Keith, don't sell out!! We have way too much respect for you to go down this path. You've worked too hard for your subscription numbers!
Unless the thread was too hard to cut on an extrenal I think I would prefer a thread file for its control, going to need some steady hand eye to do a nice job with that freehand tool. The one big advantage I see to this is you could use it on many internal threads, something not possible with a thread file.
my thread files have an end just so you can use them in an internal thread, have you not seen that type?
As a very experienced machinist I think Keith woulda been better off just making a new one...its what I woulda done...and I have only had my Lathe since October. I think a tool like that is meant to sell, not to work. Might be good for cutting a chip breaker in HSS tho :)
The tool has been used by a master machinist with over 38 years of experience. The product is very simple to use. There are other videos on you tube that show how it works a little clearer.
It's a drain plug. It's literally not worth his time to make a new one.
Greetings Keith, I'm still sold on the handy thread file. I worked on used and abused oil field instruments before i retired. I could chase/clean/repair threads of instrument housings, bolts, etc. most always faster and neater than my younger associates could drag out their grinders, cutting wheels, and wire buffers. I've always kept several of differing thread pitches in my tool box. Thanks for the video....it rousted old memories!
Hey Keith, My choice would be a thread file, more control.
yes i tend to agree , it was a bit agressive, a thread file is slow and wont do much to good threads
Or even just a triangular file and find the angle yourself.
I've had good luck in the past just using swiss pattern files to clean up threads. I bet I'd ruin everything I ever used that EZ Thread tool on, it's too aggressive and the proper angles too hard to maintain.
have to agree thread file yes might be slower but a lot easier to control
I'd be reaching for my needle files for that kind of clean-up.
Looks like a useful tool to have around the shop.
I have to agree with most of the other folks who are less than impressed with this particular tool. In your position, with all the machinery at your disposal you could easily make a new part from scratch.
It would take a lot longer to make a part from scratch.
True, but it would have been done right. Probably best to find a new pre-made plug if there are any available in that size
I agree, all it needed was filing or grinding to remove the galling, and then a dab of Permatex No.2 to seal any leaks. If used in conjunction with sealant like Permatex, the EZthread repair would be ok for a quick rough fix, but a thread file or swiss pattern file would be more delicate and precise, but probably a lot more expensive solution.
There are a lot of comments. This is another helpful tool to have in your arsenal. There are always times when you need something else. I have yet to use a thread file on internal threads. LOL
I think this product sucks, period. A thread restoring file or a die, or even picking up the thread on the lathe would be better options.
I got the impression he was letting the demo say what he didn't want to.
very bad product
seems a lot easier and more accurate to run it thru a die
I'm assuming it would be harder to find a die of that size around.
I've done that with a triangular file, works pretty good.
First, Mr. Rucker... We appreciate you taking the time to make the video and review the product. To those of you that have been extremely negative.... I say this with all due respect. Unless you have used the tool it is unfair to call it rubbish, junk, etc. It was invented by my husband because he needed an easier way to fix threads. He (not his employees) had spent hours on a big, messy job at a local dairy and knew that there had to be an easier way.. He has used thread files for over 38 years as a machinist . The first time he tried the tool.... he could not believe it himself.... it really seemed so simple..... Before criticizing please take the time to look at other videos of the product.... There are some that show the thread repair a little clearer. Again, we appreciate this review and will always appreciate constructive critics but we know through personal use and experience... the product works... it has saved us hours of time and our customers thousands of dollars... if you have not really needed or tried it then you really do not know.
Don't feed the trolls. Not everyone has a lathe and a machine shop to make new threaded parts and thread file can be a real pain to use in some situations. It looks like a handy tool to have when you need it particularly for internal threads or places with limited access.
Melanie Lewis Thank you for sharing the story behind the invention of the tool by your dad.
The carbon in steel causes galling and clogs up diamond tools since it sticks to diamond which is pure carbon too. For steel you better use aluminium oxide or boron nitride wheels. Diamond tools are good for tungsten carbide, concrete, glass, non-ferrous metals. Maybe it is good for grinding chip breakers into brazed on carbide tools but probably not by a hand guided dremel.
Seeing your troubles to precisely guide the dremel and doing as much damage as good makes me want to use triangular needle files for such a job. They give you much better control, less damage, adequate tool/work material combination.
A good review. A passable tool for someone without other options.
I do see a very high potential for making a problem worse instead of better when hand-held, as you used it.
Thanks for posting the video Keith. Since they are just down the street, I think its cool that you reviewed their tool. I'm not a machinist, but would like to do it some day! Reading comments about what other people would do if they had the problem is also informative too, so these "product reviews" are a great way to learn.
Better to push the threads back into position than to grind them away.
You left out the part where you tried to use the plug was it a success. Great work you let the tool speak for it self you didn't over sell it. Its alot better that what I had my choices would be a hacksaw or a hammer and cold chissel. Great video as always
The plug fit just fine and it is holding oil just like it should!
Trying to be as delicate as possible, but I was seeing some pretty nice threads BEFORE the EZ tool messed them up. I have a hunch that after the video, you went to town to buy a new plug.
Hi Keith, thanks for sharing this video, looks like the tool worked real well, and got your threads back in working order. Nice job on the thread restore.
Hey Keith, great to see you supporting a local company. Love your videos! Keep them up!!
Pretty cool. I feel like it might be really easy to really ruin the threads if you’re not paying attention.
kieth, I have been using a die grinder for years like that, but using the thin diamond flat wheel. It has more control and cuts faster and deeper. Then once you are in to the depth of the thread you just tilt the blade.
Someone has been watching too many ChuckE2009 videos! :D Before you know it, the comments will be disabled. XD
I think you read my mind.
precisely why i dont watch chuckecheese's videos ^
I've been taught in my machinist tech school program that diamond tooling dies quickly when used on steel at high speeds. The heat causes the carbon to just transfer into the steel, and no more diamond tool. Note that the heat only matters at the tiny point where the diamond contacts the work - the reaction takes place there even if the overall workpiece temperature is not that high.
Marvelous at LOW speeds, where there isn't enough heat to cause that reaction, but dremel tools are what, 15-25k rpm? I bet that little tool has a lot less diamond on it just from that tiny project.
Diamonds are awesome for hand sharpening and lapping steel, and wet grinding up to the point you can keep the heat under control. I could totally see that tool being suited for tool post grinding hardened steel threads with waaaay slower rpm, and full flood coolant though!
I had wondered how I might true up the inevitable warp from "home heat treating" a hardened adjustment screw for my shop made boring head; $20 for a correctly formed, diamond encrusted experiment is within reason :)
I Have several of these for restoring thread in the field on concrete and asphalt plants where the shaft dia. is larger than 1.25 ". I think they are a good tool.
Awesome video! fixing chewed up threads is a pain
I think I'll take a thread file over that any day of the week. Looks like you nicked some of the threads with the tool at some point...I don't have the control with a die grinder or dremel to not bugger up the threads more...so I'll stick with my thread files.
looks like an absolutely awful piece of junk
It's not something I'd use that's for sure. A thread file works much better.
I guess in a pinch, if one doesn't have the right size die to run it through, it would be OK. However, a small triangular needle file would be more controllable.
the fact that you didn't react on any comment tells the story!
How would you clean up hardened threads by hand this thing is a brilliant tool for rock hard threads looks like it would go internal on big stuff as well
hopefully someone send you some more tools and machine to try out
At first, I thought this was a "nothing" product, but I think having a set of these grinders with the right taper profiles would be a good asset to have on hand, so that you could repair threads more easily and quickly than with traditional methods.
In a pinch out in the field, I've even used a hack saw blade and small tri-file that is always in my field tool box. I'm sure there's a place for those though.
Thanks Keith
Excellent, looks like a handy tool to have in the collection!
There would be useful instances for these little wheels, really sort of salvage or desperation situations I think. Without substantial Dremel Dexterity, they become a hammer-and-chisel mechanic's tool. They point up the two big issues of delicate work with a Dremel: being forced out of axial alignment by the bulky motor housing and getting kicked out of position when the wheel catches the work. I'll take a triangular file, mostly...especially for $20.
very nice demo, i have to agree it would be better with a thread file. but if you had to use this, it works too. keep them coming. have a great day. well im off to the shop to do my next video. God bless.
THANK YOU...for sharing.
Personally I would use a thread file but it looks like it did the job
Somebody mentioned that this could be used to cut a chip breaker in hss, I think it would work well for that.
I can appreciate plugging some local folks and if you think it's a handy tool well that's fine, too. Sadly, there's enough wrong with it, for the labeled purpose, that places the tool into the gimmick class. It's terribly overpriced. The size of the head and the 60 degree shape dictates that the shaft has to be parallel to the bolt, angled to the correct pitch, and can only be used in one orientation on the end of a bolt or the thread shape is distorted. Unless you are a robot, free-handing a proper repair is near impossible as the slightest bump or misalignment boogers up both thread walls simultaneously. The threads will be so warped that they no longer properly engage with a nut and can no longer be called threads. The remaining threads will do all the work while the repaired area floats in space. All that's practically done is the removal of an obstruction to entering a nut and simply filing or grinding the bad threads off accomplishes the same thing. You can get better results with cheap emery cut-off wheels as they are thin enough to finesse a thread into shape.
I do have some of these grinders as various sizes of that tool are included in many of the 100 diamond bits for $10 kits found online and I have used them on threads. To get decent results you should split a nut, place the halves around the bolt, clamp the mess in a vise, and rotate the bolt while the rotary tool is jigged into the thread or use the rotary as a live tool with the bolt on a lathe set to the pitch and hand rotated. It's only real niche is touching up mis-formed threads on cast glass or other material too hard for thread files. Otherwise it's just a detailing bit.
I wonder if that would cut wood. I need a 60 degree tool like that to cut thread is wood on my Southbend lathe. Another thing that works good for steel thread clean up is a 60 degree file
Great job Keith, Travis sent me a sample as well, to review, I'm looking forward to giving another review for this product also! Glad to have watched your review and I will be looking for a different application. cheers, ;{)-------
I think that this tool would be best suited for internal threads. It just happened that about three or four days after he sent mine, I needed to clean up this little pipe plug. It did the trick!
there is no end to the mess I would make with one of those
Haven't we all tried something that went horribly wrong? My guess is Keith had the same conclusion we did but decided to post an honest video where we could make our on conclusions. He didn't show it working like every one of his other videos did he? I think he trusts the intelligence of HIS followers.
Hey, I have a question. Sure, it wouldn't be my first choice either. Especially if it's $20 as somebody said. I see a lot of comments to use a thread file. But, how many of you have thread files for pipe threads? My MATCO file has neither 14 or 11-1/2 tpi (I can't tell if the plug is 3/4" or 1"). Now, files for pipe threads are made ... just don't have one. That may have to change now.
that is awesome!
Interesting. Something I had not seen before.
As seen on tv
Looks like you have shed a few pounds Keith, congrats! Thanks for the videos!!
i think its the beard?
cheers
Cool 😎 done before with a dremel cut of wheel
Thinking I might actually see some machining content but I'm thinking the channel is going to inevitably become the "Look at what people sent me" ad nauseam. Personally I'm getting close to ditching my sub entirely.
Geordie, I think you are confusing Keith's channel with Abomb79. Keith doesn't make videos to drop hint's to his subscribers so they can pander to his latest want of a new tool. Well, I would have done it this way - but I don't have such and such tool. Sure enough someone will send Abomb that very tool the following week. What are the odds? Pretty darn good for him because it happens a lot more often these days than it used to. Gifts from viewers to show their appreciation for sharing ones knowledge is one thing. Manipulating viewers to send in specific items is something else. I used to have a lot of respect for Abomb. But he has essentially turned his channel into a GoFundMe site. I don't see Keith doing that all.
Chuck E Cheese is a flat out TH-cam whore though. lol.
Some of you blokes are a bit harsh. While I don't always like seeing what seems like a fair bit of excess, being sent in as viewer appreciation, you have to admit that these creators like Keith and Abom spend many hours, week in and week out sharing their knowledge in the shop, and probably spend as much again editing video and uploading it for the rest of us to see.
As someone who used to edit a Bulletin for a service club, I know first hand how much time that could take, and how at times some glitch or other stuff-up would kill hours of work, forcing a lot of repeated formatting and layout to get it right in the end. I imagine that video is even more finicky to get right than the printed page, so hats off to the hard working creators.
Safety glasses when grinding!
Grandpa Cocky How could you tell he wasn't wearing safety glasses? All of the grinding was done with the camera filming the rotary tool? Also, I have prescription safety glasses that look just like regular glasses but bigger. Without the side shields on, you couldn't tell my regular glasses from my safety glasses.
The glasses that I wear ARE safety glasses.
I've had to do this many times on 2 1/2" disc harrow shafts or there's no way to thread the locknut off. The threads get mashed up from rocks.
I agree with all the negative comments on that tool. A great way to totally ruin something that is slightly damaged.
Did it stop the leak?
Yes - the case has been filled with oil for about three days now and not a drop. Much better than before!
Hi Keith, i love your videos. Just wondered what kind of editing software you use and cameras and so on??
I use Adobe Premier Pro as my editor. My main camera is a Canon 70D.
Looks hard to control, I’d try a thread file, or a new plug.
Hi you think a threadfile would have done the same job? Ben
Yes, but not as quick.
This would be more useful when, say, you need to remove a nut from a buggered up bolt and can't get to it from the side with a 60 degree file and don't want to damage the nut threads. Like a recessed lug nut stud or something.
More of a field repair tool than a shop tool.
If it had cylindrical bushings for various depths of thread it would probably make a neater job.
On an unrelated note, I love the beard. It really suits you.
filed by hand many times
A thread file will work.
I think this is used in huge mazines on inside thread where you can't move it and are able to only work with this tool
Haha Well thank you:)
Wouldn't it be better to chase the thread with a die. Less of a chance of marring up the other threads. Seems like that bit is removing more material then a die would.
It might have been the camera, but the thread looked rolled over. Too dificult to control, I would have clamped the dremel to the table
did it work?
It worked just fine!
Looking at the cutter and the size of the rotary tool it would only work at the very end of the threads anything beyond the shank of the tool would cause you to tip the cutter cutting a buttress thread. This would be really bad on Acme or square threads!
In a tight pinch it'd work
Sure wouldn't pay no 20 dollars for one. Good video
Hi Keith not you best video. You are way better than this.
I could see this being good on something that was hardened, some weird oddball thread, or a thread you just don't have a die or proper thread file for. But for general thread restoration i think i'll pass.
Usefull suff
Would not be my first choice to fix a damaged thread.
Couldn't you just run that plug straight thru a hex die, it certainly did not look like a taper thread / pipe fitting
It was a tapered pipe fitting.
Well done then
Great posts tnx
thread files are better
This is an excellent tool, in my opinion. Has worked for 30+ years. That, and a hand file. In Swedish butik.briklas.se/product/nes-gangreparationsverktyg
Sorry but it looks like junk to me
the marketing masters got the better of you Keith.......I really don't believe you could like this product, it sucks big time........
Teun
Not totally impressed, but it was free.
what an absolute piece of JUNK of a tool
destroyed more threads than it repaired
if you want a tool like this to work properly you make it 40 degrees not 60 degrees as if the user is not holding it perfectly square to the work peice, boom , youve taken off too much material off one side and not enough off the other
i been doing this exact method for years BUT with the THIN cut off blades with the dremel.....works perfectly and you can shape the threads to what you want with more control
Keith I think this video is a major error conventional thread repair tools (die nut or chaser) are far better and to advertise such a questionable tool does you no credit
It obviously doesn't work. If you can't give an honest review at that point it just becomes propaganda.
Waste of money and time. Thread file would have been better. Then chase with the proper thread die. Just my opinion.
junk
Another one like this and I won't be watching any more. What a load of rubbish..