Training Log Archive: biggins

We bought a bed frame (instead of just the mattress on the floor) because we’re all domesticated now. It got delivered yesterday, they put it together. It wobbles. Today I take it apart and tighten all the bolts, some of which they blatantly forgot to do. But one bolt they had cross threaded and jammed, so that side was extra wobbly. I got it undone from both sides (they’re threaded rod with nuts on both ends), and started trying to file down the messed up threads. Got it looking good, but it still wouldn’t thread on. (exhibit A). File more, still no. Sawed off one end to get totally clean threads. Still no. Stuck a fingernail in the threads and spun the bolt to see if there were any burrs or anything. Totally clean. Except the bolt isn’t moving, as in, I’m still in the same thread that I started, the same distance from the end. The threads don’t spiral! Wtf. It’s got the correct pitch, I matched it up with another bolt from the bed. But on this one “bolt” the threads just go around in circles...

C • Bolt 2

C • Congrats on the bed frame :). 3