"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:05:01 GMT, SteveF wrote:

"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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Can you use the lathe to turn the stock, and use a die to cut your
threads, or is this for a thread you don't have a die for? Novice
question on my own part as well.

Well, that gives me two more questions for the group.
One - Assuming some experience on the part of the operator in cutting
threads and a good lathe, how much less accurate is using a die than
cutting
with the lathe?

It would depend on the quality of the die, compared to the accuracy
of re-aligning the stock for the later cut(s). I'd like to think
that a good die is going to give you the quality you'd need?

Two - How could one measure the thread to thread distance accurately to
see
how much error was created when reindexing after moving? Looks like
thread
micrometers only measure the diameter.

I'm interested in the answers you'll get to this. What kind of
accuracy are you looking for?

If I can see or feel the break in the thread where the stock was moved,
there really isn't any point in measuring it. A measurement would need to
detect .01 or less.

Steve.