There is a lot of methods of threading on the lathe and I remember this one from my high school days but my Logan Lathe never could, lift cuts just didn't work well.
Now that I have a new lathe
here is the plan (since I ran across a good video on it) and I'd thought I'd share the method to remind those that know and teach those that don't.
Some members on here don't think much of Joe Pie's videos. For my part, I like them. In fact, they are among the few I will, actually watch. But he can be a bit too pedantic even for me.
That said, his method here is good. But it's only one of many. For anyone who does a lot of threading (I'm one of them) I think you need a number of methods under your belt and be comfortable with all of them. (front forward, front reverse, rear forward, rear reverse, inside front forward, inside front reverse, inside rear forward, and inside rear reverse. And let's not forget LH threads.
I am going to take the view that threading in reverse should not be for beginners. It's all fine and good until you start cutting and you miss the thread index on the thread dial. Better to be off in space on the far right with room to bail out. I'd much rather advocate conventional threading for a newbie for lots of reasons - not the least of which is getting help from an army of others who do it that way all the time. Now let's talk metric...... Nah, do it the standard way till you can do it in your sleep. Then try Joe's way and fall in love! Gotta walk before you run and run before you ride a bike.....
As for his threading wire advice, he can go fly a kite. Those things are a fiasco and I hate them. Give me a good threading Micrometer all day every day. Well worth the investment. And just skip right over those dumb wires and all the fancy gizmos out there to hold them. All junk in my humble opinion.
