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  1. curmudgeon

    ? for the woodworkers here

    The only time a table saw has spilled my blood was due to a worn push stick. I was ripping fairly small stock, using a push stick along the fence in my right hand, and my left hand was acting as a feather board keeping the stock tight and square to the fence. The worn push stick slipped off...
  2. curmudgeon

    Oil Can

    I got mine there; no issues
  3. curmudgeon

    cutting internal threads to a shoulder

    It looks like there is a component attached to the toolpost that allows the tool holder to slide, and it sounds like a spring retains the sliding tool holder in place until the tether stops it, while the carriage continues under feed. The angle of the slider also pulls the tool holder away from...
  4. curmudgeon

    cutting internal threads to a shoulder

    cool idea - so, no latch to keep the threading tool components engaged with the carriage assembly, just a spring? Would luv to see more details.
  5. curmudgeon

    cutting internal threads to a shoulder

    Yes, first post includes a copy 'n paste from the manual. Not if installed correctly. The thread on chuck bottoms out on the spindle shoulder. The lock should just act as a retainer making it very hard to thread the chuck off. With sufficient effort, a guerilla could apply enough torque to...
  6. curmudgeon

    cutting internal threads to a shoulder

    I have not attempted the threads yet. It's been 49 years since I threaded on a lathe, so another few days of catastrophizing won't hurt. And, I need to find a scrap bike to upcycle the crankset into a lathe spindle hand crank. For practice today, I used a dial indicator with magnet back as a...
  7. curmudgeon

    AXA tool holders

    OK, I've been lost in the Thingiverse ever since this post; thankfully Alice gave me directions to get out. I don't have a printer yet either, but I do have Gary oak firewood with too many nail holes and cracks for turning. I haven't decided where it should live, so it'll sit on the tool...
  8. curmudgeon

    cutting internal threads to a shoulder

    ah cool - I see it now Is there some sort of internal latch that holds the threading tool holder to the post until the end stop triggers release?
  9. curmudgeon

    cutting internal threads to a shoulder

    thanks for the details - very helpful for me At 50 RPM, your approach sounds much more practical. With a minimum speed of 150 RPM and reflexes slower than those of a @Susquatch, @Tecnico 's spindle crank handle might work better for me.
  10. curmudgeon

    cutting internal threads to a shoulder

    excellent post - thank you for the reminder Before you start your first pass, do you use your threading tool to cut a full depth relief at the bottom end of the threads, or do the the threads just run out near the bottom +/- how well you hit your mark? It's time to do some practicing.
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