Posted by johnd [71.246.84.234] on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 20:22:22 :
In Reply to: Machining a nut posted by Nick [99.100.212.49] on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 20:10:55 :
Nick,
How about buying a left hand thread coupling nut and sawing it into 1/4" deep pieces?
Click here to see one example.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#cadinlnord/93345a240/=k93lth
If you wanted the slots, you could add them yourself.