Abstract: A wire shaving apparatus for shaving a periphery of wire, bar or rod stock, including structure defining a product flow path between an input and an output and a plurality of shaving stations spaced along said flow path for scrapingly engaging product conveyed through said structure. Each shaving station includes a pair of slide mechanisms, one slide mounting a releasable tool cartridge including a pair of cutting tools having associated cutting edges positioned at a predetermined angle, and another slide assembly mounting a product support cartridge including support rollers aligned with said cutting tools for supporting said product as it is being scraped. The slides are reciprocally moved between processing and retracted positions by a threaded drive shaft, the rotation of which is controlled by a servo controlled system. A clamping arrangement associated with each slide mechanism releasably clamps the tool and support cartridges allowing easy and speedy replacement.

Abstract: A drill and thread forming threaded fastener having a roll threaded shank constructed at one end for selective engagement with a driving tool, a forged drill point at the other end of the shank comprising a generally cylindrical section adjacent to said threaded shank and terminating in a generally paraboloidal tip section, a pair of diametrically opposed flutes occupying substantially entire diametrically opposed quadrants and having longitudinally extending generally planar surfaces located substantially in a diametric plane containing the axis of the fastener, the radially outer margins of which form cutting edges.