How do you check your threads when threading on lathe ?

[nickel-city-fab]

Yeah, it's pretty application specific when you get a job. For instance, something like a bearing locknut you need to be right on the money or you may add runout to the assembly when the nut is tightened. For garden variety fasteners on something like a hose clamp or what have you, you can do whatever you want...

That's actually a great example, because at my old job I actually *was* the millwright.
And yes, bearing fits and locknuts got measured and specced to the 4th place.
Those $5,000 SKF bearings had to be spotless and spot-on.
But I'm not gonna waste that kind of time and energy on a garden variety bolt for a pipe flange.

In my home shop, the only time I need to mic a thread is if I need a very specific fit. Or if I'm making an oddball for some reason.
Otherwise if it fits thru one hardware store nut, then you *know* it will fit thru every other hardware store nut, because that's how loose the spec is on those.

[754]

When i started this thread I thought it was a home shop type thread and situation..
so it was more of a do you look it up, or do you use nuts on hand.... and how do you store them ..that sorta thing.
Sure there are always precision applications, but a lot of us dont encounter that.. sometimes ever.

That said, i do enjoy single pointing and its challenges.. things like having to recut threads... re positioning the tool on a n existing thread... not so much fun if its internal or metric .. or things like doing a 1/2 or 5/8 feedscrew 20 or 24 inches long without a follow rest.....having to compensate fir the rod bending away from the tool.... a bit of challenge but rewarding to do .

[JRouche]

When i started this thread I thought it was a home shop type thread and situation..
so it was more of a do you look it up, or do you use nuts on hand.... and how do you store them ..that sorta thing.
Sure there are always precision applications, but a lot of us dont encounter that.. sometimes ever.

That said, i do enjoy single pointing and its challenges.. things like having to recut threads... re positioning the tool on a n existing thread... not so much fun if its internal or metric .. or things like doing a 1/2 or 5/8 feedscrew 20 or 24 inches long without a follow rest.....having to compensate fir the rod bending away from the tool.... a bit of challenge but rewarding to do .

Thats refreshing, coming from you. A full time or regular machinist as are many here.

What many here are, are not machinist.

We may be from some other profession. Say a white collar worker that has a hobboy in his garage.

It might include a lathe and drill press.

Thats Us, Home shop machinist, doing our best... JR