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3 start, 4 pitch stub thread info needed.

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I 'm looking to thread an internal 4 pitch, 3 start stub acme, 1 1/8 OD. What should be my minor dia?
I also never came across a stub acme. Need info on my lathe set up.

Jay
 
Limy..you da man. Now how would I set it up for 3 starts. From the quick glance..it looks like the stub is just shorter? or is the form of the tool different from a standard acme?

Jay
 
Hows about #23? :o


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4pitch, 3 start, so a lead of 1.33333~? if I get this right. Got a cnc? I doubt I'd have any fun trying to gear that one in an regular manual lathe :( Would also require a tool with a lot of front clearance as its a fast lead, not sure a regular insert could have enough clearance added to it.


Or is it 3 start, with a lead of .25? using a 12tpi tool, but lathe set at 4tpi? should be easy enough to tell that one by eye if you have a sample/worn out one?

I haven't cut multi starts in probably 7years, I kinda forget.

Anyway, for picking the engagement points, I find it easiest to just set the compound at 90 aka parallel to the ways, advance the require amount for the next start. Which means you have to plunge cut with cross slide only. Leave the half nut nut engaged. Works better in some materials than others. :(
 
I don't have MHB #27, but I have #23.

Just wonderin' if he would post that page too. :D



And BTW - Thanks for buggering up the page!




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Think Snow Eh!
Ox
 
I don't have MHB #27, but I have #23.

Just wonderin' if he would post that page too. :D



And BTW - Thanks for buggering up the page!




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Think Snow Eh!
Ox


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So, you are going to have to calculate a gear train to be added to the left side of your quick-change gearbox (QCGB) Not all lathes have provisions to do this, but many do. You usually have to buy some change gears from Boston Gear or Martin Sprocket.

A complete tutorial of how to do this would be quite a job of writing - and I might add that I've never actually added any gears to the left of a QCGB.

The place to start is to know the specifications of the gears on the left side of the headstock: Their diametral pitch, pressure angle, width, and what kind of bores they have, both size and description of keyways. (You cannot expect even the most experienced gearmaking firms to know the specs for every lathe.)

Then you need to know the pitch of the leadscrew.

Then you can research calculating a gear train. Believe me, it ain't that hard !!!

Really odd pitches like this are the only time that a person might be grateful to have an old "loose change gear" lathe without a QCGB.

And, for Pete's sake, go to eBay or AbeBooks.com or something and buy yourself a used copy of Machinery's Handbook (MH). You are talking about undertaking a rather advanced threading task. Persons doing such work need basic references like MH. There is so much information in an MH it's incredible - not just tables, but also general info about many tasks.
 








 
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