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What has gone unsaid in this thread is that the cross slide versus compound question is really all about keeping track of the depth of cut. When using the cross slide, what you see on the dial is the depth of cut. When using the compound, it is the cosine of the actual compound angle from the cross slide axis times the travel on the compound dial. It is easier to just use the cross slide, sometimes better to use the compound, best to know how to do both, and important to understand grinding threading tools that will work properly with the chosen method.