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RE: Threading Troubles - EdK - 10-23-2013
Well, I knew this was going to be embarrassing.
See that spacer to the left of the lower gear in the picture below. The gear and spacer were swapped so it was indeed set up for metric threading. I'm going to go crawl in a hole now.
Ed
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Yea, that's better.
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RE: Threading Troubles - doubleboost - 10-23-2013
(10-23-2013, 05:26 PM)EdK Wrote: Well, I knew this was going to be embarrassing.
See that spacer to the left of the lower gear in the picture below. The gear and spacer were swapped so it was indeed set up for metric threading. I'm going to go crawl in a hole now.
Ed
Yea, that's better.
Do you need to borrow a hole
John
RE: Threading Troubles - stevec - 10-23-2013
Crawl in a hole , schmall in a hole, you found the cause, I applaud you!
(how's that for a suck up guys?)
RE: Threading Troubles - TomG - 10-23-2013
I knew I smelled metric somewhere Ed. Maybe this will help you out.
![[Image: Diggin_a_hole.gif]](http://www.smileyvault.com/albums/userpics/10404/Diggin_a_hole.gif)
RE: Threading Troubles - EdK - 10-23-2013
(10-23-2013, 05:33 PM)doubleboost Wrote:(10-23-2013, 05:26 PM)EdK Wrote: Well, I knew this was going to be embarrassing.
See that spacer to the left of the lower gear in the picture below. The gear and spacer were swapped so it was indeed set up for metric threading. I'm going to go crawl in a hole now.
Ed
Yea, that's better.
Do you need to borrow a hole
John
Thanks John
Ed
RE: Threading Troubles - EdK - 10-23-2013
(10-23-2013, 05:38 PM)stevec Wrote: ...
(how's that for a suck up guys?)
RE: Threading Troubles - EdK - 10-23-2013
(10-23-2013, 05:40 PM)TomG Wrote: I knew I smelled metric somewhere Ed. Maybe this will help you out.
RE: Threading Troubles - awemawson - 10-24-2013
Those who haven't made a mistake haven't done anything !
Great news that you've solved the problem
RE: Threading Troubles - Mayhem - 10-24-2013
Bugger - that doesn't solve my problem!
RE: Threading Troubles - EdK - 10-24-2013
(10-24-2013, 05:30 AM)Mayhem Wrote: Bugger - that doesn't solve my problem!
Darren,
You could always blame me for jinxing your lathe.
But that doesn't solve your problem either.
Ed