uncle pete
Senior Member

Well I thought the whole point of this thread was about lead screws and accuracy or inaccuracy of them verses what you can expect the lathe to be...

You don't need gauge blocks if the lathe has a proper industrial grade DRO on it. Hand drive the spindle with the threading gears/gear box and lead...

The actual answer isn't that simple. Consider how manual lathes are set up to cut or single point threads. You have a lead screw with greater or...

If you own machine tools and use them for and as a hobby, then were already judged as weird by 90% of the "average" population. So I'm not really...

DP, Thanks for the heads up about those. There at least new to me. LOL, Uhhh the sound of the front door opening is enough to make the deer run now....

Loose Nut, Given the option of doing so and helping things out with a short piece of round rod on the movable jaws side, I'll always use one if the...

To state the completely obvious, none of us are getting any younger. I've spent 10 days in the hospital over the last 6 months. They have a real nice...

Don't know and can't say about the Grizzly parts. Glacern vises / some parts are interchangeable with a Kurt for the 6" models. The bolt spacing for...