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Looking good. What are you doing for threading the large threads for the collet holder?
Looking good. What are you doing for threading the large threads for the collet holder?
I use a bolt in tailstock, with correct threads. A hole is drilled and tapped in the work piece to match that. Threading is then done by turning the spindle by hand.
A bit tedious but this method is used by many lathe owners, some smaller than Taig, e.g. Unimats. Great for those cases where you don't have a lead screw/gear cutting gear set.
One of the photos shows the set up from above.
Gerrit