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| Jonny:
Thats the conventional way of doing it Neo and how the pros do it for repetition work. In fact its exactly how a high speed threading machine works, used an Elliot some years ago. |
| DavidA:
Same way I did it at work. Just reduce the amount cut each pass as the cut gets deeper. Dave. |
| unc1esteve:
Not trying to start an argument. There have been many instructions from our predecessors about cutting threads. Many articles in published books. I am a 'pro'. I strive for accuracy and efficiency. I cut threads using the compound. The depth of cut can be easily controlled. I am not lazy so I use the procedures I was taught and have read about. I am not in a hurry so I try to make the best thread I can so I do not have to do it over. I believe that learning how to cut a thread by using the cross slide and a single point tool set at the correct angle will be of benefit. |
| DavidA:
I don't think anyone is arguing about anything. Just discussing different ways of arriving at the same end. All your points are valid. Most of the time modellers tend to be cutting small pitch threads that don't seem to need the set-over method. Dave. |
| NeoTech:
Yeah, and most of us are not pros and have figured out how to cut thread by ourselves not fully understanding most books in the subject.. *at least not me* I found it to be a damn struggle the first couple of times. And now i have found a way that suits me.. =) |
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