Thanks Mike for your quote.
After the fact, and job done, thinking I was only half smart, Duh.
What I should have done using the 8 mm dia "jute" was to instal into the RELS system a pitch of 8 mm in the threading tables.
Machined up a split busing with a 8 mm bore, and this held in a "vee" type toolholder of a quick release tool post,
Run the "jute" through this bushing, clamped down on it so the jute had some load on it, stapled the end of the jute to the tube,
and then run the lathe as though I was screw cutting. This way would of made it totally hands free.
Oh well I did not, but my tigers will soon claw there way through this new jute, so there will be a NEXT time.?
Hope of interest
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John
John Lindo