I shot a video yesterday on something you will need to do eventually.
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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfwdsBYJN34
Bob
A bit OT....But on my lathe I drilled and taped the cross slide, inserted a piece of threaded rod, taped a piece of 22RF barrel, with a locknut..........I set the stop to hit the carriage when the cutter is at "0". No more needing to read dials as I move the cross in and out.........Simple-effective!
Bob,
I have a suggestion on something that I have not heard mentioned. If you did mention it I failed to catch it.
How do you determine how much total infeed to use on the compound when cutting threads?
For example let's say you are threading a section of rod and the thread is 7/8-14.
How do you know how much to advance the compound to achieve the finished minor diameter for the finished thread?
I use a chart myself to determine this. Do you have a better way?
Thanks...... pg