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Naive is all I will say Ray, sorry mate I'll let the others fill you in cos you probably won't believe me init?
 
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It's not hard Ray honestly there is no secret to threading, simply a matter of getting your sizes right this subject seems to have grabbed by the goolies init?
If you wanna make threads like him all you have to do is invest in the taps and dies.
A triple start tap & die will give the appearance you're after and part off at the rear of the thread for neatness.
I see his site as a partly completed site with no more than kits and a few custom made's a good site for him in the making good luck to him but nothing special to us.
 
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rayf6604 said:
Thanks for the link Brian, threading is one of those things on my list of things to try out, in the mean time I have a couple of Conway Stewart blanks to make into closed end pens but with kits.
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Nothing wrong with using kit components Ray, certainly your cheaper option for a few pens.
The price of those tools prohibits all but a large production run, good luck if you get one I would be happy to help if needed.
For one off's you can use any thread you like and metric sets are available cheaply to experiment with.
 
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I have that to but it only shows the external and you need a metal turning lathe with threading gears to make it work.
I have that and did do one but wouldn't go back for another, maybe if I had the cnc I have now it may be easier and the ability to save the settings which I didn't have then.
Once again I would not set that up for nothing less than a large production run
 
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Grump said:
I have that to but it only shows the external and you need a metal turning lathe with threading gears to make it work.
I have that and did do one but wouldn't go back for another, maybe if I had the cnc I have now it may be easier and the ability to save the settings which I didn't have then.
Once again I would not set that up for nothing less than a large production run
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Is it not possible, even if I were to get the tap and die, to hold the blank in a normal chuck with the tap or die in the tail stock and cut the thread by turning the chuck by hand? I assume that trying to cut a thread like that at 400rpm, my slowest just wouldn't work?
 
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wm460 said:
Some where on my flocked computer I have a tutorial from Skiprat on how to turn triple start threads on a lathe.
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Grump said:
I have that to but it only shows the external and you need a metal turning lathe with threading gears to make it work.
I have that and did do one but wouldn't go back for another, maybe if I had the cnc I have now it may be easier and the ability to save the settings which I didn't have then.
Once again I would not set that up for nothing less than a large production run
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I would be interested in this if you guys happen to come across that tutorial ..:thumbs:
 
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rayf6604 said:
Is it not possible, even if I were to get the tap and die, to hold the blank in a normal chuck with the tap or die in the tail stock and cut the thread by turning the chuck by hand? I assume that trying to cut a thread like that at 400rpm, my slowest just wouldn't work?
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Yes mate that's the best way to cut threads, you can be sure of getting dead center that way, that's how I do them.
 
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Jim said:
I would be interested in this if you guys happen to come across that tutorial ..:thumbs:
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I have linked to it before Jim look through the thread threads init?
I have the pdf somewhere but not sure how to put a pdf on a thread it didn't work last time I tried.


Here it is
 
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By hand best way you do not need strength rather the feel of for cutting, suitable lubricants and care. I have seen a device that will handle internal thread cutting anyone can make on a metal lathe that fits on the tailstock No2 Morse taper demonstrated on the U Beaut site years ago.The authors name big shed from Victoria. Let your fingers do the walking.

Peter.:thumbs:
 
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