Too bad it isn't true.
allan
On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 11:53 AM Andrei <
calciu1@...> wrote:
Yes, that is the plan, anyway. ?
Are you saying you can just disengage the half nut, hand crank the carriage back, and restart on the same number?
On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 10:58 AM, Andrei wrote:
The only difference between metric and imperial on using threading dial is that with metric you have to start ON THE SAME mark, every time.?
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I had that idea a while ago as I had some parts to make that would have been easier to leave in the chuck and go back and forth to the lathe and mill. I considered using carbide tooling to thread a commercial hex block as there was sufficient wall thickness
for the threads. I never got around to it but it is still in the back of my mind. If I had a surface grinder making one would be much easier. I have a 10k and have used the printed gears from Ebay with great success making metric threads. I believe I saw a
way to use the threading dial on you tube but never tried it. Something about using the same mark on the dial I believe but don't hold me to it.
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