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    • B Offline
      BallBearing
      last edited by

      "Knuckle threads are an unusual highly rounded thread form" ( Wikipedia). Probably the Spirix plug-in way is the fastest way to do custom screw threads "manually". On the first video (Follow Me And Keep plug-in) I close the thread ends with the Curviloft. Perhaps there is some nicer way?

      These videos can give you some clue how to do the Edison thread (shallower) or any thread profile you need.

      P.S. Quite late, I noticed Jim Hamilton's nice Spirix plugin. But the Follow Me And Keep I have tested on older SU versions to work ok.

      Follow Me And Keep

      Spirix

      The Nut

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      http://www.youtube.com/user/CinemaTablet

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
        last edited by

        I like the use o f CurviLoft to finish the ends. Nice tut πŸ‘

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          BallBearing
          last edited by

          Thanks! Curviloft is a precious tool!

          SketchUp, 3D printing stuff and more:
          http://www.youtube.com/user/CinemaTablet

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