Pulling the tailstock back to do a test fit shouldn't have any effect on picking up the thread again to continue with more cuts. And yes, you should mark the faceplate so when you put the piece back in between centers, the lathe dog is in the same position on the faceplate as it originally was. Do not remove the lathe dog until the thread is cut completely.
Michael - USA
Michael - USA
Micro-Mark MicroLux 7x16
-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@yahoogroups.com [mailto:7x12minilathe@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2015 2:56 PM
To: 7x12minilathe@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Thread Cutting - Can I Remove to Test Fit?
Cutting some external threads. Short piece and the only way I could set up to get the cutting tool in position (to avoid hitting the chuck jaws) was to mount between two centers. So, how to test fit?
Can I pull the tailstock back to test fit, then put tailstock back in position and cut some more? Do I have to make sure the work piece is in the same relative position to the faceplate? Or, other technique? Or, is it a "no can do"?
__._,_.___
Posted by: "Michael Jablonski" <michaeljab@cox.net>
| Reply via web post | • | Reply to sender | • | Reply to group | • | Start a New Topic | • | Messages in this topic (2) |
.
__,_._,___
No comments:
Post a Comment