slim case screw retapping

professor_jonny · Post by **professor_jonny** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:43 pm

hete is pictures of my attempts at retapping the xbox screws when making a slim xbox and it happened to work really well:

professor_jonny · Post by **professor_jonny** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:46 am

after a request I have found a link to the tap die set we have at work I used to preform this mod.

in Canada:
https://www.cleanflow.ca/product?product=7554

in NZ:
http://mytools.co.nz/products/skc-saeme ... -110-piece

in AUS:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/151507631773 ... sortbid=23

Post by **spicemuseum** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:40 pm

I'm sure this works just great, but it's worth noting that the original thread is a self-tapping thread - the re-tapped thread is a nut-and bolt thread (M4 or something), so not ideal for biting into the plastic and strongly holding the lid on.

professor_jonny · Post by **professor_jonny** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:17 am

The lids not comming of with 6 of them, works well for me

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