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jim rozen
 
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Default Thread cutting (lathe) help!

In article , Jim Stewart says...


You need to be set at 30 degrees relative to the
plane defined by the faceplate or 60 degrees relative
to the spinning axis.


Yep, ignore the degree numbers. Put the compound so it feeds
inward along the same axis as the crossfeed. Then count off
30 degrees as you move the compound handle to the left.

Then go back a degree or two.

Jim


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