At what RPM are you threading barrels ?

[Doug Beach]

Alex, how are you disengaging from the cut? Do you use a proximity sensor?

 

[Alex Wheeler]

No, just the half nut.

 

[jkohler]

He's got Jedi reflexes

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Thats part of why I recommended what I did. If your threading barrels a few days a week, you can easily thread at high speed. If you wont touch the lathe for a few weeks at a time your not going to be as familiar and would be better off with HSS and going slower imo. Shiny pretty threads are a pride thing more than an accuracy thing.

 

[jkohler]

Just given you crap Alex. I'm about the same as you when my mind is right and caffeine isn't to high.

 

[DaveTooley]

I set my cross feed to zero with the handle at 12 o'clock. I hook it with my thumb. At the end of the cut a snap of the wrist backs it out a half a turn and I'm disengaging the feed at the same time. All that can be done in a few tenths of a second.

 

[Will Henry]

240 for barrels but 90 for internal threads in receivers. Rigid Nu-clear. WH

 

[Jay Christopherson]

I thread at 600-750, using the half-nut and a half turn to back out.

 

[GenePoole]

I run about 100-150 rpm. This is attained with VFD at 20 Hz or so using the lowest non back-gear setting on a South Bend 13. I use Iscar full profile TiN coated inserts and Viper's Venom cutting oil. I don't have any issues with carbide at any speed or DoC.

Here's an Iscar 2.0 mm Full Profile insert:

16 TPI Remington Spec thread:

 

[Shrek]

I thread at 600-750, using the half-nut and a half turn to back out.

Wow ! That’s a lot of speed for manual disengagement. I’m guessing you spend a lot of time doing barrels.

 

[Medic505]

Go to youtube and watch Joe Pieczynski thread backwards. ie from the shoulder out. Food for thought.

 

[Jay Christopherson]

Wow ! That’s a lot of speed for manual disengagement. I’m guessing you spend a lot of time doing barrels.

At first, not as much anymore. Maybe 6-8 a year really. I just spent a lot of time with some delrin and a metronome.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Go to youtube and watch Joe Pieczynski thread backwards. ie from the shoulder out. Food for thought.

Dont do this if you have a threaded spindle.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I like to use the thickest stinkiest dark cutting oil available. Full sulphur rigid dark. Looks and tastes like molasses and match sticks

 

[USMCDOC]

He's got Jedi reflexes

 

[Medic505]

Dont do this if you have a threaded spindle.

Very true!

 

[boltman223]

I thread at 600-750, using the half-nut and a half turn to back out.

You're crazy jay! I wouldn't try that going up to a shoulder. Well, maybe with 32 tpi.

Has anybody had the pleasure of threading with reverse to leaf screw?

 

[tclaunch]

Middle back gear on my SB H10 is 79 rpm. Borden BRM with lug, for my good friend Gabe22BR. He wanted to go from Shawty (6BR-AI short) to Dasher.

 

[ridgeway]

Too bad all lathes don't set up and thread like a Hardinge...

 

[shortgrass]

Has anybody had the pleasure of threading with reverse to leaf screw?

Could you please explain what a "reverse to leaf screw" is?