I have a 3/4" diameter piece of threaded aluminum that I can't get started into a nut; I have a 3/4" die that I can't get to start on the aluminum plug.
The extent of my tools are a hacksaw and several files-is there something that I can do with these to enable the process of threading the plug?
I mean, something like cutting off a minimum of material to "catch" the existing thread or filing some type of notch or edge on the plug?