Mr Pete, And here I thought it took lathes worth thousands to do what you do with the Atlas/Craftsman. The books are great but your videos are priceless. Can't wait to try this on my old Craftsman. I have to say it again, they just don't make teachers like you anymore.
Really Awesome work mrpete!!!! I always learn something from you, no matter what the video A +, This answers a lot of questions that I have had for a long time as I do not have a threading dial on my SB
Mr. Peterson, I just want to tell you that I am grateful you are spending the time to make these videos. When I was in High School, these type of classes were not offered, and if they would have been, I don't know whether the quality of instruction would have been this good. I think I have watched about every TH-cam video you posted and your LFE course work too. Simply great stuff!!! I can't wait till you release more pattern and foundry videos and shaper videos too. Thanks again for all you hard work, attention to detail and your ability to break down complicated processes and make them so simple! Laus Deo Semper, Joe
Great looking thread. Not worrying about the half nut engagement in relation to the thread dial on my south bend makes sense. I always feel like it does not engage right on the number. I usually get nice fitting threads, but once in a while I miss the mark. I'll try the reverse trick next time. Thanks for the info.
An optical comparator is perfect for grinding and sharpening the 14 1/2 degree pressure angle and varous point widths on acme thread hss lathe bits. Once you have a comparator you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. Another excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool! I really enjoyed you showing what your doing with your hands. It makes it easier to understand the close up shots. Another great video and finally we got to see the comparitor in action!
I am glad I was here to see the debut of the optical comparator! Also glad I'm here to see all your videos. This was another expert tutorial. Thank you MrPete.
I spent 40 years in the t&d trade. mostly in south western Michigan. your videos take me back to vocational machine shop in my junior and senior years in high school. You remind me of my instructor. RIP Joe Lasko.
Enjoyed watching you cut that thread.Your camera work is excellent.Showing the result on the comparator was very interesting and shown a perfect match,excellent. Thank you for sharing and have taken everything onboard for when I try it.
Thanks Mr. Pete, today I'm going to cut a 150,0 x 7,0 mm internal thread on an older manual lathe. Thankfully the part has a thru bore and the machine has a good spindle brake....hopefully I remember to run in reverse to back the tool out. : )
My 18 x 60 US Industrial ( aka ) China lathe is the same way. Standard lead screw vrs a metric lead screw. Blew my mind first time I did some metric threads. Great video
Because we don't have thread chasing dial in China, so almost every thread is cut by this way(some of the thread can engage anywhere thou),still.Very nice video as usual,thank you for doing this. Learned a lot in your video
This is the best video on threading I have ever seen. Not to mention its on pretty much the same lathe I have. Do you have your pay videos available? I tried your site at www.mrpete222.com and it seems like it might have been hacked. Anyway if you do I would be interested in them as I am new to lathe work and am using my dads lathe which was my grand fathers. I like machining as a whole but a lathe is such a useful tool. Thanks so much for the great videos.
Thanks for watching. Watch this video for all the details on my video courses. tubalcain SUMMER SPECIAL SHOP Videos Courses bridgeport south bend th-cam.com/video/ikuN3zg6cIM/w-d-xo.html
have you ever cut "wood screw" threads on a lathe -- similar to making a steel stud that has machine threads on one end, and wood threads on the other? (seems like a sharp, tapered thread is needed to go into wood?) perhaps a "for the fun of it" video on how to make simple/custom fasteners -- nuts, bolts, washers, screws (metal screws, wood screws, self-tapping screws)?
A great tutorial but If you don't have a reversible motor would it not work to just reverse the tumbler so that the backed out tool moves away from the headstock while the half nut remains engaged?
Love the optical comparator guest appearence Mr Peterson. Please include it as often as is even remotely beneficial. It appears to me to be a great visual enhancer.
hi Mr Pete. Interesting watching your threading vidoes. i di som threading today witt same setup s yours, Threading M24. My threads appeared not 30 degrees30 on each flanke, it seems kind of 20 degrees on one flank and 40 degrees on the other. On finishes threads the 24 millimeter fits good on, but it look kind of ugly threads. I set compond to 30 degrees and feed in with compond. Mean tool was 90 degees to workpiece. Could you please this to me? Did exactly same prosedure as you. Mvh Sverre Eriksen, Trondheim. Norway.
yes mr Pete, I use a carbide threading tool, which is 60 degree. Tried to do same prosidure and feeding right in with cross slide, and threads looked really nice, nut fitted perfect on. feeding in with crossslide in 90 degree to workpiece.
Thanks a lot for making these atlas vids and also all of the others, I'm bidding on an Atlas at the moment and hoping to win the bidding so all of these will come in very handy, upto now I have only used a Lorch AV so very limited in comparison, top slide wheel cannot be used when the tailstock is used either as the tailstock body gets in the way of the wheel lol, so far any work I have done has been a struggle if tailstock needed as I have not been able to use it!
love watching your videos. how did what angle did you set your compound at?about 15* looked like? i know its just a advance, and not really too important as your tool is set exactly perpendicular to the work piece. thanks.
Hi Lyle Well I have used that method loads of times on a Harrison M390 and I have to slightly disagree with you in that it is not slow when you get used to it. I can use a Que meter and had one on that lathe but to get alignment takes time and reversing the machine is just as quick. I was making pipe ends for Bugatti classic cars. EB's strange threads he liked to use. Nothing was standard. I would pull the cross slide out quickly and reverse the machine using a DRO. But still a very good informative video on the technique. I was mostly cutting brass but some steel and aluminum. My currant machine is a Winho S1760 which is Taiwanese. I had to leave my old lathes in England when I moved to Canada. I have to say so far it has proved a nice rigid machine and performing well. Time will tell if I live long enough to wear it out. Allister
While watching it occurred to me you could save time and steps by cutting in both directions...then I remembered backlash. Oops. I recently saw an auction on eBay for a South Bend threading stop. It ended at a ridiculously high price, but it appears like it would be a very handy thing to have, so I bid on a dovetail cutter and am going to try making my own. I have the milling attachment and the part should be small enough to fit. We'll see how it goes. Thanks very much for the information, demonstration, and attitude boost in the can-do department! -- Mike
I've just come in from the shed for a coffee and have just finished exactly what you are showing. Same thread and size and because I use Metric a lot, the one thing I made absolutely sure of before doing anything else was to make and place a 'Cam Switch Off' on the switch rod and always set it to kill the motor at the exact spot every time. It takes away ALL the nerve wracking element of doing this. Second trick I use is a syringe filled with chain saw bar oil to cut. Absolutely brilliant as far as oil and secondly it will not spill no matter where its put or how, nor seep out. But just a slight squeeze and oil is on tap. Great entertaining and teaching videos Pete. You're an absolute legend. Thank you.
Speaking of reversing the motor, do you have a tip or technique for reverse turning to assure the chuck does not loosen? I am enjoying this series. Thank you.
Just a brilliant video Mr Pete, thanks. Most interesting that optical comparator. would an air line used carefully remove some of that dust or is it inside the focus lense, or on the platen or mirror or does it have a prism?
Hi Mr. Pete, I have been watching your videos and I finally got my first lathe a couple weeks ago. (It is a jet 10x20) I noticed some light surface rust on my three jaw chuck and the sides of the ways. Would it hurt the accuracy/squareness of the lathe if I took some sandpaper and removed the rust? (I don't think I could dunk the whole thing in a washing powder solution with a battery charger)
Fascinating! It's awesome you are putting this out here for people like myself, I am a carpenter and woodworker by trade but have always worked with whatever material does the job. I had to guess at things, 30 or so years ago, when I acquired my grandfather's lathe. Didn't always guess correctly, now the spindle has about a 16th or so play in it. :( Now you are inspiring me to want to drag it out of storage and see if I can repair it. Any thoughts on replacing bushings in a South Bend 9"?
+Pat Sullivan If it's babitt you may be able to pull some shims to tighten it up. Check out Keith Rucker's channel, he has some good videos on babbitt.
+Ståle Sætervik You should watch his steam engine building videos, or some of the videos for machine shop, like making dials, or T-nuts or whatever. He has TONS to offer and all very well done.
I do have Advance mini lathe, laying in the corner about 15years, i never touching any lathe before, now i decide to learn myself, that why i met you on youtube!
+mrpete222 Question for you: I'm just a simple home gamer living in Sacramento CA. And only thing i could find under a $1000 is (Horrible Freight: 7IN x 12IN PRECISION BENCHTOP MINI LATHE) is that any good for fun little projects?
Hmmm. That's what iv been hearing. Any suggestions for a similar price range or should i save up for something? Any what about there drill/mills or is that a same story?
Ok that's great. Now, ne1 have idea what I should get to thread metric & sae, foremostly, externals (ie single point)? And I'd prefer to just punch the size into a computer or something--does this exist? such a thing? Right now I need 8mm x 1.0 and 1.25 and 5/16-24 RH. how much will this cost? Machine? I guess a small manual and/or cnc lathe? what one(s) shouldn't I get?
Mr Pete, And here I thought it took lathes worth thousands to do what you do with the Atlas/Craftsman. The books are great but your videos are priceless. Can't wait to try this on my old Craftsman. I have to say it again, they just don't make teachers like you anymore.
+Todd Anonymous Thanks for watching
Excellent! The optical comparator is really a useful tool. Thanks for sharing this, I really enjoyed watching both parts.
+davida1hiwaaynet Thanks for watching!
Really Awesome work mrpete!!!! I always learn something from you, no matter what the video A +, This answers a lot of questions that I have had for a long time as I do not have a threading dial on my SB
+Rosario W Thanks to a devoted viewer
Mr. Peterson, I just want to tell you that I am grateful you are spending the time to make these videos. When I was in High School, these type of classes were not offered, and if they would have been, I don't know whether the quality of instruction would have been this good. I think I have watched about every TH-cam video you posted and your LFE course work too. Simply great stuff!!! I can't wait till you release more pattern and foundry videos and shaper videos too. Thanks again for all you hard work, attention to detail and your ability to break down complicated processes and make them so simple!
Laus Deo Semper,
Joe
+My Heap Thanks so much for your encouraging comments. Glad you like them & lots more to come.
Yes, please include the optical comparator in future videos. Awesome old tool!!
+Richard Getso will do. Thanks for watching
Great looking thread. Not worrying about the half nut engagement in relation to the thread dial on my south bend makes sense. I always feel like it does not engage right on the number. I usually get nice fitting threads, but once in a while I miss the mark. I'll try the reverse trick next time. Thanks for the info.
+Edmund Matthews Thanks for watching
An optical comparator is perfect for grinding and sharpening the 14 1/2 degree pressure angle and varous point widths on acme thread hss lathe bits. Once you have a comparator you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. Another excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
+grantham418 Thanks for watching
Very cool! I really enjoyed you showing what your doing with your hands. It makes it easier to understand the close up shots. Another great video and finally we got to see the comparitor in action!
+Brandon Lund Thanks for watching
The comparator view was great, it showed in great detail of how accurate this thread came out. Really nice!
+Edward David Thanks for watching
Very cool seeing the flexible threading tool and the optical comparator!
+bendavanza Thanks for watching
Si tengo el torno Logan 820 ,habrá una forma de que realice las roscas milimétricas?
Another excellent video.
Thank you from Minneapolis MN.
+arty359 Thanks for watching
I am glad I was here to see the debut of the optical comparator! Also glad I'm here to see all your videos. This was another expert tutorial. Thank you MrPete.
+MrGoosePit Thanks for watching!
Super helpful, especially how to avoid using a thread dial indicator which I don't have. Lovely showing how it matched so well with the thread gauge.
+Springwood Cottage Thanks for watching
thankyou sir always educational and informative..
+Kevin Willis Thanks for watching
That came out great! That optical comparator is cool too, funny timing as I was just thinking about that and wondering when you'd show it in action.
+ShysterLawyer Thanks for watching!-still need to tune up the comparator
Very nice, thanks for doing it for us.
Excellent tutorial. Great depth of instruction. Thanks for sharing. regards from the UK
+Gary C Thanks for watching!
I spent 40 years in the t&d trade. mostly in south western Michigan. your videos take me back to vocational machine shop in my junior and senior years in high school. You remind me of my instructor. RIP Joe Lasko.
+Michael Murray Thanks for watching!
Good Stuff, would love to see more with the comparator. Thanks Mr. Pete.
+pjsalchemy You shall---eventually
Wonderful as usual, Mr. Pete..thanks for the video!
+dale pratt Thanks for watching
Great video and I liked the optical comparator.
Great Instructional Video !! 🤗
Enjoyed watching you cut that thread.Your camera work is excellent.Showing the result on the comparator was very interesting and shown a perfect match,excellent.
Thank you for sharing and have taken everything onboard for when I try it.
+Nodrog Awson Thanks for noticing the camera work. Thanks for watching
Thanks Mr. Pete, today I'm going to cut a 150,0 x 7,0 mm internal thread on an older manual lathe. Thankfully the part has a thru bore and the machine has a good spindle brake....hopefully I remember to run in reverse to back the tool out. : )
👍
when grinding the tool bit what kind of grinding wheel do you use? grade/material. THANK YOU.
+ELSDP-45 Actually, its whatever wheel when I bought the used grinder. A med grit alum oxide wheel. Probably a cheap one
Thank you for a very good lesson No I no how to make thread
Mr Pete, if you can I wish you would show gear settings for metric threading on a Logan 200 lathe, as well as varying pitch settings. Thanks
I don't think it's possible
My 18 x 60 US Industrial ( aka ) China lathe is the same way. Standard lead screw vrs a metric lead screw. Blew my mind first time I did some metric threads. Great video
+Toolman22364 Thanks for watching
It's now year 2022 and this video and it's accompanying videos leading up to it is still valid, still useful and expertly done. Thank you
Thanks
Because we don't have thread chasing dial in China, so almost every thread is cut by this way(some of the thread can engage anywhere thou),still.Very nice video as usual,thank you for doing this.
Learned a lot in your video
+郭牧楠 Very interesting--thanks for watching
Finally, i've been waiting for the second part for days, thanks Mr Pete
+Jim Doan Thanks for watching
oh, so the back-lash of simply cutting in both directions would foul the work?
+KevCarrico YES
I watched several videos because I wasn't getting the results I wanted. You were the only one that mentioned the backlash. Good job.
👍👍
This is the best video on threading I have ever seen. Not to mention its on pretty much the same lathe I have. Do you have your pay videos available? I tried your site at www.mrpete222.com and it seems like it might have been hacked. Anyway if you do I would be interested in them as I am new to lathe work and am using my dads lathe which was my grand fathers. I like machining as a whole but a lathe is such a useful tool. Thanks so much for the great videos.
Thanks for watching. Watch this video for all the details on my video courses.
tubalcain SUMMER SPECIAL SHOP Videos Courses bridgeport south bend
th-cam.com/video/ikuN3zg6cIM/w-d-xo.html
so it's a bad idea to simply reverse -- making a "second pass" while getting back to the start position?
+KevCarrico Won't work
have you ever cut "wood screw" threads on a lathe -- similar to making a steel stud that has machine threads on one end, and wood threads on the other?
(seems like a sharp, tapered thread is needed to go into wood?)
perhaps a "for the fun of it" video on how to make simple/custom fasteners -- nuts, bolts, washers, screws (metal screws, wood screws, self-tapping screws)?
A great tutorial but If you don't have a reversible motor would it not work to just reverse the tumbler so that the backed out tool moves away from the headstock while the half nut remains engaged?
+Anthony Nagy Thanks for watching--no, probably not
Love the optical comparator guest appearence Mr Peterson. Please include it as often as is even remotely beneficial.
It appears to me to be a great visual enhancer.
+UglukGPZ900 Thanks for watching-I will
Great teaching, the comparator is a great visual aid to complement the theory... ;)
+pierre beaudry Thanks for watching
I know this is an older video, I watched when you put this series out. Is there any reason I cannot just run t e lead screw in reverse to back it up?
Backlash
hi Mr Pete. Interesting watching your threading vidoes. i di som threading today witt same setup s yours, Threading M24. My threads appeared not 30 degrees30 on each flanke, it seems kind of 20 degrees on one flank and 40 degrees on the other. On finishes threads the 24 millimeter fits good on, but it look kind of ugly threads. I set compond to 30 degrees and feed in with compond. Mean tool was 90 degees to workpiece. Could you please this to me? Did exactly same prosedure as you. Mvh Sverre Eriksen, Trondheim. Norway.
Is your tool ground to 60°?.
yes mr Pete, I use a carbide threading tool, which is 60 degree. Tried to do same prosidure and feeding right in with cross slide, and threads looked really nice, nut fitted perfect on. feeding in with crossslide in 90 degree to workpiece.
good job mr pete
+Joe Pritchett Thanks for watching
Thanks a lot for making these atlas vids and also all of the others, I'm bidding on an Atlas at the moment and hoping to win the bidding so all of these will come in very handy, upto now I have only used a Lorch AV so very limited in comparison, top slide wheel cannot be used when the tailstock is used either as the tailstock body gets in the way of the wheel lol, so far any work I have done has been a struggle if tailstock needed as I have not been able to use it!
You continue to deliver 3 times the instruction of any other channel. Thanks for the video.
+cerberus THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
love watching your videos. how did what angle did you set your compound at?about 15* looked like? i know its just a advance, and not really too important as your tool is set exactly perpendicular to the work piece. thanks.
+Bart Koscow 29 deg
Great Videos everybody are doing cutting metric thread on a imperial lathe but nobody is doing cutting imperial thread on a metric lathe?
excellent tutorial mr pete
+Andy Coakes Thanks for watching!
Learn so much from your videos thank you
Thanks
Sir yes sir. May I say best learning experience ever.
Thanks
Another "pitch" perfect video Mr. Pete!
+Poncho likes bacon Thanks for watching
Hi Lyle
Well I have used that method loads of times on a Harrison M390 and I have to slightly disagree with you in that it is not slow when you get used to it. I can use a Que meter and had one on that lathe but to get alignment takes time and reversing the machine is just as quick. I was making pipe ends for Bugatti classic cars. EB's strange threads he liked to use. Nothing was standard. I would pull the cross slide out quickly and reverse the machine using a DRO. But still a very good informative video on the technique. I was mostly cutting brass but some steel and aluminum. My currant machine is a Winho S1760 which is Taiwanese. I had to leave my old lathes in England when I moved to Canada. I have to say so far it has proved a nice rigid machine and performing well. Time will tell if I live long enough to wear it out.
Allister
+Allister Denyer Thanks for watching. Not familiar with a Winho. Good comments on your technique
While watching it occurred to me you could save time and steps by cutting in both directions...then I remembered backlash. Oops.
I recently saw an auction on eBay for a South Bend threading stop. It ended at a ridiculously high price, but it appears like it would be a very handy thing to have, so I bid on a dovetail cutter and am going to try making my own. I have the milling attachment and the part should be small enough to fit. We'll see how it goes.
Thanks very much for the information, demonstration, and attitude boost in the can-do department!
-- Mike
+BigMjolnir Yes too costly-make your own.
I've just come in from the shed for a coffee and have just finished exactly what you are showing. Same thread and size and because I use Metric a lot, the one thing I made absolutely sure of before doing anything else was to make and place a 'Cam Switch Off' on the switch rod and always set it to kill the motor at the exact spot every time. It takes away ALL the nerve wracking element of doing this. Second trick I use is a syringe filled with chain saw bar oil to cut. Absolutely brilliant as far as oil and secondly it will not spill no matter where its put or how, nor seep out. But just a slight squeeze and oil is on tap.
Great entertaining and teaching videos Pete. You're an absolute legend. Thank you.
+Tom Tee Thank you very much-those are good tips.
Good vid. The optical comparator by Tamico is an asset. rc
Hi Pete, do you still have that homemade shaper you got running?
+Andre Gross no, i sold it. Thanks for watching
Speaking of reversing the motor, do you have a tip or technique for reverse turning to assure the chuck does not loosen? I am enjoying this series. Thank you.
I do not. Other than putting it on a very tight
Just a brilliant video Mr Pete, thanks.
Most interesting that optical comparator. would an air line used carefully remove some of that dust or is it inside the focus lense, or on the platen or mirror or does it have a prism?
+Dan Whiteford Thanks for watching!-gargae is very dusty
those are some crisp threads. I don't remember seeing a full rundown of the optical comparator. Perhaps a feature length video on that might appear?
+Albion Laster Thanks for watching!-will do one someday
This is one of your best videos, I want one of that optical comparators:)))
Best wishes from England .
+Gigi Dagostino Thanks for watching
Greatly Liked the metric threading and expecially liked the optical comparator that looks like a very useful tool
+Ron Waller Thanks for watching
Hi Mr. Pete, I have been watching your videos and I finally got my first lathe a couple weeks ago. (It is a jet 10x20) I noticed some light surface rust on my three jaw chuck and the sides of the ways. Would it hurt the accuracy/squareness of the lathe if I took some sandpaper and removed the rust? (I don't think I could dunk the whole thing in a washing powder solution with a battery charger)
+May the Schwarz be with you Use a scotch brite or 600 grit paper
+mrpete222 Thanks!
Fascinating! It's awesome you are putting this out here for people like myself, I am a carpenter and woodworker by trade but have always worked with whatever material does the job.
I had to guess at things, 30 or so years ago, when I acquired my grandfather's lathe. Didn't always guess correctly, now the spindle has about a 16th or so play in it. :(
Now you are inspiring me to want to drag it out of storage and see if I can repair it. Any thoughts on replacing bushings in a South Bend 9"?
+Pat Sullivan If it's babitt you may be able to pull some shims to tighten it up. Check out Keith Rucker's channel, he has some good videos on babbitt.
+Pat Sullivan Thanks for watching!-never did one
2 thumbs up sir .Well done,thank you very much
+Brian Antoni Thanks for watching!
That optical comparator sure makes it easy on these old eyes of mine. Thanks for another great video
+Tom Bellus YEP-pretty slick
Hi, great video :-) could you show making something from skratch?something with a lot of things going on :-D Thanks for great videos :-)
+Ståle Sætervik You should watch his steam engine building videos, or some of the videos for machine shop, like making dials, or T-nuts or whatever. He has TONS to offer and all very well done.
+Ståle Sætervik Thanks for watching
Another great video lyle
Thanks
with my respect ! You are excellent teacher!
Thanks
I do have Advance mini lathe, laying in the corner about 15years, i never touching any lathe before, now i decide to learn myself, that why i met you on youtube!
👍👍👍
Nice thread there Mr Pete.
👌
very detailed explanation
thank you for your time
+Faisal Abdulaziz Thanks for watching
Real nice, I like the optical comparator section.
+John Hollyfield Thanks for watching
Like the comparator, good addition to the shop :>)
+invest4me Thanks for watching!
I don't have a lathe but this makes me wanna get one :)
+K0MRADru get one. Thanks for watching
+mrpete222 Question for you: I'm just a simple home gamer living in Sacramento CA. And only thing i could find under a $1000 is (Horrible Freight: 7IN x 12IN PRECISION BENCHTOP MINI LATHE) is that any good for fun little projects?
+K0MRADru I was at their store 3 days ago & looked at that lathe.
Its small & not very good. Once the new wears off, you will not like it-sorry.
Hmmm. That's what iv been hearing. Any suggestions for a similar price range or should i save up for something? Any what about there drill/mills or is that a same story?
+K0MRADru Are you checking Craigslist? I'm pretty close to Sac and I see lathe deals pop up there fairly often.
Nicely done
nice job
Optical comparator - is awesome!
+Климент Алмазов thanks for watching
Ok that's great. Now, ne1 have idea what I should get to thread metric & sae, foremostly, externals (ie single point)? And I'd prefer to just punch the size into a computer or something--does this exist? such a thing? Right now I need 8mm x 1.0 and 1.25 and 5/16-24 RH. how much will this cost? Machine? I guess a small manual and/or cnc lathe? what one(s) shouldn't I get?