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My thread wires came out like the game pick up sticks, I remember it by the other name....
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How annoying! Did you return them or fix the problem?
My thread wires came out like the game pick up sticks, I remember it by the other name....
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Maybe a little bit of the confusion comes from this? If you want to reduce your diameter, you dial in half of what you aim for in reduction. If you are reducing the radius, your math looks correct to me.
Depth of cut....interesting. I've been chasing threads (cauaght a few) since 1971, never was concerned about how far to move the compound, (take a little at a time), but when the nut goes on, it's done.
On production work, I single point about 80% of the thread then run a die on. Comes out right every time.
Also forgot to mention take some cuts not advancing the compound(read it somewhere)
It is surprising how much it cuts without advancing the cutter
Most times I check with a nut using caution near the finish to get a fit
If I cannot try the thread I use the .75 or .742 divided by the no of threads
I hit it right about 80 percent of time