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South Bend Lathe Threading problem
I am learning to cut threads on my SB Heavy 10 Lathe. I put a piece of
plastic rod in the chuck and a pen in the tool holder to simulate thread cutting. However I am having trouble matching up the actual TPI vs what the lathe is set for. At first I tried to replicate 10 tpi. I set the gear to the correct slot, put the sliding gear "in" and put my 3 position gear selecter in the "center". The result was much more than 10 tpi and more that I could count. So I set it for 5 tpi and tried again. This time I got about 15 tpi. I have my Bull gear pin "out" and my back gear "in" and my flat belt on the middle pully. What am I doing wrong? Could I have metric gears? I bought the lathe used and dont know its history. Any ideas on what to try? Thanks Steve |
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