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Thank you all so much! I'm conversant with American thread callouts, but the metric ones are a bit different. It never entered my mind that the length would be there. I guess I'm just old enough that I never used metric to amount to anything. Tinkering is just a hobby, though several summers I...

Hi! Me again. I'm presently making a clamp-in spindle as an accessory for an antique bit brace. I have it fitted to the brace's chuck body, no trouble there. I have a nice half-inch chuck that threads right up. Problem: The spindle was not drilled and tapped for the left hand screw that holds...

Greetings, all! I am Bill Adams in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I am 56, and enjoy working on things. I am not actually a model engine builder, though I am interested in engines. I have a perplexing question about a thread callout I've come across in my present project and will be posting it soon...