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gbj_tester in reply to @fizzy.bleach

I've been having a crack at making some small custom parts on a lathe

It's a nice training piece, short threads running up to shoulders in internal, external and left-hand forms. If you're not already doing so, now would be an excellent time to start threading away from the chuck.

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Thrustvector in reply to @gbj_tester

In case you muff up the stops? I don't think I ever cut threads on a lathe - does the tool have a tendency to keep going?

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fizzy.bleach in reply to @Thrustvector

you thread left-to-right (away from the chuck) for left-handed threads

the tool keeps going on thread cutting operations because you have to auto-feed it, so it keeps going until you disengage the half-nut that binds it to the lead screw.

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