[TaylorAlexander]

As an ex-machinist this thread title really threw me!

[samatman]

I always wonder how these sorts of things happen.

MBA: "we have a new technique, you'll love it, it's called a 'steel thread'"

"So like, on a bolt?"

"..."

"Or do you mean more like,,, a wire?"

"...Steel. Thread."

"Excellent sir. I shall be adding the term 'steel thread' to my next quarterly report. Give my best to the missus."

[ochoseis]

“Marketing driven development”

[mikewarot]

Thread forming instead of thread cutting gets you some of the strongest results.