We are presently taking 5/8 dia. wire and forming it into a parallelogram shape. The die section is split into two pieces and has a six thousandths press fit into a casing that is 5.810 dia. and made from 4340 unheattreated material. We experience some loosening of the die after running...
I'm redesigning the spanner type wrench that's presently being used to tighten a nut that has a 5 1/2 -6 T.P.I. thread. I'm going to a box-end style and am trying to decide what would be the best material to use. I want toughness along with some hardness.
We've made one of the spanners out of...