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Fair enough. I was running my lathe about as slow as it would operate, but with the change gear stack that I had in place (plus the higher speed setting in the gearbox), it does indeed feed in quicker than I'm accustomed to. My threading tool is also HSS, so this wasn't a problem. I almost always turn at about the slowest speed the lathe doesn't complain about; will probably up the speed as I gain more confidence/experience.Speaking in the abstract. I often see people posting about how they get stressed trying to do things as quickly as possible. Especially when threading. Like I posted above I did massive amounts of practice when I started in this hobby. I practiced until I was comfortable doing things.
I treat my machines with a lot of respect. They can be extremely dangerous if you are not careful. I only wear short sleeve shirts and rarely reach over the top of the lathe when it is running. Another example. I made a spider for the outboard end of the spindle on my lathe. I only put the bolts in the spider when I am using it. To be honest those bolts in the spider scare me. To easy to get something caught in them.
I have only crashed my lathe once. No damage was done to anything My lathe is belt driven and the belts are probably a little loose.
I don't know what speed you run your lathe. I tend to run my lathe at the slowest speed that will get the job done. Especially when threading. For threading I run my lathe at its slowest speed. 28 rpm. For turning I try to run my lathe at the right speed and feed for the type of material. I only use HSS tool bits. You can run at slower speeds when using HSS. If I have any doubt as to the proper speed I error on the slow side.
I understand why, but it's a shame that the lathe has to feed at an increased rate... damn you physics and math!