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[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that just make it a left hand thread? You just gotta find the right hole to screw.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

No, for two reasons:

  1. It was a shoulder bolt—meaning the section of the shaft near the head has no threads.
  2. An upside down bolt has the same thread pitch as the right-side-up bolt. Reverse threads have to be cut in reverse.

Shoulder bolt example:
https://www.bolts.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/2378740c1547d8e0150767e1a99152d2/S/S/SSSMCSC08080-0.jpg

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Oh, that's even funnier.