On 2008-07-11, Dave August wrote:
You are "essentially" correct about cutting left to right to get a left
handed thread, but what you forgot to say is with the spindle turning in the
"normal" clockwise direction.

He *did* say "with the machine turning in the same direction".
Here is the quoted text which you left below and which I have moved up
here to make it clear what refers to what.

If you cut from left to right with the machine turning the same
direction, do you get a left-hand thread?

Enjoy,
DoN.

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