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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ4i5f9oVbY The above link is to a video on the Lambeth/Kiff micro reamer micrometer. For those of you who aren't familiar with the tool, take a look. Bob

Al, Check your pm's

Jim, The clay works really nice to hold those wires, while I try to contort this old body to handle the micrometer. I'm 40 miles South of Holton and a young lady in bathing suit pulls targets for us. I just can't get her to work during the Winter. My wife and her grand mother make me pull my...

A thread micrometer is a real nice way to measure but not everyone has one or can afford one, especially novices. My answers are alway geared towards the novice. That's why I didn't mention that particular tool. Hi Jim, If you were a bit closer, you could hold the camera for me. I always...

Hi PG, Check your PM's when you get a chance. Bob

Hi PG, There are several different ways to determine how far to cut when threading and it depends on the project. 1. If I'm just threading a rod for a nut, then I stop and try to screw the nut on. That's the easy one. 2. I just chambered a barrel for another gunsmith who was dying and he...

Hi pg, Thank You for the kind words. I know what I had to go thru to figure out some of this stuff and I just wanted to help. I recieved an email today from a guy on another forum and he told me I was nuts giving away my information to just anyone. What a jerk. Bob

Hi Roy, You are absolutely correct. Isn't it amazing how sometimes it just works out perfectly? It just so happened that, in that particular case, I moved the compound forward exactly the distance equal to 1 revolution on the cross slide in order to set my insert into the center of the cut...

Hi John, Kit 19 is the one you need for small holes. The one in the video needs a 1-3/8 minimum hole diameter. I'm in the process of collecting all 26 of his tool kits. Bob

Hi John, Yes, I have used the internal threading insert from The Warner Co. I actually gave away the two other brand name ones that I was using. Mike Warner makes a kit. I've forgotten the number right now but it has both thread cutters on the same tool holder. I showed it in the HSS video...

Jdh, You can email me at robpas@btc-bci.com about the high sulfur cutting oil and shipping dates. Bob

Hi Jdy, Your very much welcome on the videos. I enjoy making them. I only wish I had some of them when I first started. The Viper's Venom high sulfur cutting oil will be for sale and delivery by Jan. 2nd. There is no way I would ship oil just before the holidays, knowing how packages are...

Hi Al, I don't care what anybody says about you. That was the most eloquant posting I've read in a very long time. Bob

Jerry, I just took a close look at the photo of your threads. Are you cutting from the chuck side and moving to your right? The reason I ask is because your tool shows metal build up on the right side of the cutting edge. That would indicate you are moving in a left to right direction. If...

Hi Jerry, Joe might not claim to be a machinist but he's only trying to fool us. He is right on with his post. Make certain your compound is really set at 29.5 degrees and your tool is set at the proper height. Use a good high sulfur cutting oil and the rest will take care of itself. If you...

Hi again Jay, Sorry I didn't answer your original question. This cutting oil is thick, just like the old time machinists oil. I wanted an oil that would work on the toughest metals and not get watery when it gets exposed to warm metal. Viper's Venom flows nicely thruout the threads when you...

Hi Jay, I'm tired of spending $95.00 on chambering oil from a certain company in Iowa, so I've spent the last six months working with an oil company formulating a high sulfur content cutting oil for chambering and cutting and tapping. The first few drums arrive this coming Monday. The bottles...

Hi Guys, I never thought anyone ever paid attention to my posts. Thank You so much for the feed back. I shot a video yesterday on something you will need to do eventually. I almost went nuts trying to figure it out the first time I tried it. Here is the link. Enjoy...

Hi Bigngreen, After reading your post, I've helped at least one person and that was the purpose of shooting the videos. Your very welcome. Bob

James, If you go back to the video and look just above the screen, you will see a button that says other videos by poster. You can actually see how well the tool works on SS barrels.