06-28-2013, 09:57 AM
Practice is good. Lord knows I need to do a lot more of it. 
The lathe is my Horrible Freight 12 x 36. Certainly not the cream of the crop when it comes to machines but it manages to handle my meager needs. I've since replaced the square tool post with a quick change type, and converted the electrical over to three phase power to smooth things out and add variable speed.
Threading to a shoulder always made me shudder before, because I don't have the speed and coordination that I used to. The lowest spindle speed available on the lathe was 66 rpm and it took what seemed forever for the chuck to slow down and stop. I know the old pro's can thread at twice that speed and laugh at it. Needless to say, I'm not a pro - young or old.
The quote from Ed in my signature line sums it up nicely for me.
The three phase conversion lets me make the spindle crawl when threading to a shoulder now, and stops on a dime. No more sweating a crash!
The lathe is my Horrible Freight 12 x 36. Certainly not the cream of the crop when it comes to machines but it manages to handle my meager needs. I've since replaced the square tool post with a quick change type, and converted the electrical over to three phase power to smooth things out and add variable speed.
Threading to a shoulder always made me shudder before, because I don't have the speed and coordination that I used to. The lowest spindle speed available on the lathe was 66 rpm and it took what seemed forever for the chuck to slow down and stop. I know the old pro's can thread at twice that speed and laugh at it. Needless to say, I'm not a pro - young or old.
The quote from Ed in my signature line sums it up nicely for me.
The three phase conversion lets me make the spindle crawl when threading to a shoulder now, and stops on a dime. No more sweating a crash!
Willie