Threading with die on lathe

[Vern2]

I found this on you tube. Interesting tail stock die fixture. Can you buy them?

Can anyone add info on how a thread can be cleaned up on a mill or a lathe?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmxAtmtXMec

[bcf]

It looks similiar to one in the Enco catalog Part # 319-9765. The one in the Enco catalog is for a turrent tailstock but it may be available seperately.
Brad

[digr]

There are a lot of plans on the web. I used some of them and added some things. There is one tapered adapter that fits the tail stock and the rest are attachments and a handle. I use back gear and power thread unless using a pipe tap using the socket adapter or smaller threads.

[wooleybooger]

you can find them at victor machinery,enco and probably any place that sells machine tools and supplies

[cutter]

Vern, do us all a favor & limit yourself to one new thread per topic, please.

[OLD MAN]

You should learn to cut threads on the lathe. It is very rewarding. Otherwise you can thread with a die and an electric drill.

[precisionworks]

You should learn to cut threads on the lathe.

+1

Both internal & external threads are easily cut. If you want to keep the tooling cost low, look at the internal/external threading tool from Mesa Tool.

[Dave Lee]

Vern, type mrpete222 into the search box on Youtube. This guy has about 140 videos and one of them is on threading in the lathe. It's pretty good. He's a retired school shop teacher. Also, get a copy of South Bend's "How To Run A lathe" book. It's very informative. You can get it on ebay or from Lindsay Technical Books.

Even if you cheat and finish a thread that you started on the lathe with a die, you'll at least be assured that it's straight.

Dave

[Vern2]

Cutter,

My New thread would never post! I'd logoff, then come back into Shop Floor Talk and the thread would not be there. So I'd try to add the topic again. Then I thought I was using "Thread" as the first word in the title and the forum software would not allow that word to be first. I was trying to figure our why I could not add a new toppic. So this morning I see a single toppic with multiple posts. Okay I was doing something wrong, but I did not mean to have multiple posts like that. Maybe a brain f a r t.

[cutter]

You had 5 threads, Vern. Not 5 posts. I merged them all into one.
If you want to clean it up, just leave the top one & delete the duplicates.
I have no idea why you weren't seeing them unless maybe you were backing up to look at the machining forum page & not refreshing it.