I said I thought The Mark St Ledger chaser is carbon tool steel but I misspoke as they are actually HSS. He still has these available on his website www.markstleger.com/ so you may want to check those out if interested.
Thanks Mike I have a 16 set that I bought from Sorby a number of years ago and I think the time has come to use them. Merry Christmas and a Happy and healthy New Year to you
Several years ago I broke down and bought a thread chaser jig from Chef Ware Kits and never looked back it can thread almost any wood fast and efficiently unlike hand chasers and it can also be adapted to a sphere jig.
Yep, I have a couple of jigs from Chefware Kits and they work well. I just prefer hand chasing when I have the right wood. More of a challenge and more fun for me. And it is all about the fun, right?
Mike, That was a very nice review of the various hand chasing tools. The only thing you didn’t mention that makes hand chasing the female threads a whole lot easier, is the hook tool to support the cutter during chasing. You can use the tool rest, however, it is a pain compared to the hook tool. Thanks for the video on HAND chasing threads, you already did a couple on thread chasing jig tools, which were also very informative. Cheers, Tom
No there was a lot of information I did not mention. 😉 I will do a future vidoe on turning ancillary tools such as the arm rest and how to make one from a carriage bolt.
Very nice and interesting video Mike! I have not yet tried thread chasing, but have considered learning for a few projects. This had given me the push to attempt. Thanks so much for your clear and concise overview. That Disney quote hits home as well. Have a great weekend!
Very interesting video Mike. I have not attempted thread chasing as of yet, but I do find it interesting. I was also curious about how you feel about woods such as Hickory, Locust, or even possibly Mesquite. Thanks again for the great video and I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas.
Being on a very limited budget I bought the Ashley Iles 16tpi Unichaser. One tool cuts both internal and external threads. Easy enough to use but you need to practice on the external threads as it's a different technique to the straight on tool.
I started serious thread chasing with this tool 10y ago and still enjoy using it .Even before buying the Unichaser I could not see the point of 2 handles, so cut 12tpi male and female designs on one ground down firmer chisel (a flat sided bench chisel) from a flea market for £2.Good quality steel, but I agree with others that that is not essential. I'm one who finds an arm rest with sling unnecessary and cumbersome, and see no mystique in making it. An old fashioned cycle tyre lever, with or without handle, could suffice. Bernard.
Mike, as always a great video. I have the Sorby 16 and 20 tpi chasers. Since I use the female tools parallel with the lathe bed, I find the handle length okay. Like you, I think the male chaser's handles are too long. I like to stand in front of the lat,r with the male chasing tool between my waist and the workpiece. On one, I pulled the Sorby handle off and turned a new shorter handle . On the other I simply cut, the Sorby handle off. They both now work great. Thanks for the heads up that the Crown chasers may not be HSS. I think that you are right that high speed steel is not necessary, but I probably will go for the Carter and Son 12 tpi chaser when I can not resist buying a lower tpi tool. thanks.
Thanks for sharing, Phil. I am not sure I like the profile of the threads with the Crown. They are more rounded. The jury is still out. 12tpi is probably a good pitch when you are ready to progress past the 16 as it will work on more woods.
Thank you Mike. I've recently become interested in pursuing thread chasing so this video was very interesting to me. One question though. Every video I've seen shows the turner using an auxiliary tool rest to support the chasing tool rather than just using your tool rest. I'm not sure why. From my inexperienced point of view it seems that I could just use the tool rest. Am I missing something important? Thanks for any input you can send my way.
Thank you for the information! Do you think one can manage without that support tool? The male and female thread chasers are available but I can't find a support tool unless I buy it at high cost from Amazon.
I said I thought The Mark St Ledger chaser is carbon tool steel but I misspoke as they are actually HSS. He still has these available on his website www.markstleger.com/ so you may want to check those out if interested.
Good video Mike. Thank you for sharing.🙂🙂Have a great day and stay safe.
Thanks 👍
Thanks Mike I have a 16 set that I bought from Sorby a number of years ago and I think the time has come to use them. Merry Christmas and a Happy and healthy New Year to you
Like the Nike commercial, Just do it!
Several years ago I broke down and bought a thread chaser jig from Chef Ware Kits and never looked back it can thread almost any wood fast and efficiently unlike hand chasers and it can also be adapted to a sphere jig.
Yep, I have a couple of jigs from Chefware Kits and they work well. I just prefer hand chasing when I have the right wood. More of a challenge and more fun for me. And it is all about the fun, right?
Mike, That was a very nice review of the various hand chasing tools. The only thing you didn’t mention that makes hand chasing the female threads a whole lot easier, is the hook tool to support the cutter during chasing. You can use the tool rest, however, it is a pain compared to the hook tool. Thanks for the video on HAND chasing threads, you already did a couple on thread chasing jig tools, which were also very informative. Cheers, Tom
No there was a lot of information I did not mention. 😉 I will do a future vidoe on turning ancillary tools such as the arm rest and how to make one from a carriage bolt.
GREAT VIDEO! Tons of interesting information!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Mike, very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Mike..on my to do someday list!😃 Merry Christmas!👍🏻👍🏻
Same to you!
Thanks, Mike, that was very informative...I plan to learn to thread chase in the very near future.
Go for it. Just practice before trying it on a project.
Ok, Carol, it has been a while. How is thread chasing going?
Very nice and interesting video Mike! I have not yet tried thread chasing, but have considered learning for a few projects. This had given me the push to attempt. Thanks so much for your clear and concise overview. That Disney quote hits home as well. Have a great weekend!
You can do it!
Very interesting video Mike. I have not attempted thread chasing as of yet, but I do find it interesting. I was also curious about how you feel about woods such as Hickory, Locust, or even possibly Mesquite. Thanks again for the great video and I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas.
All too coarse to hand thread chase
Thanks, Mike!
You bet!
Being on a very limited budget I bought the Ashley Iles 16tpi Unichaser. One tool cuts both internal and external threads. Easy enough to use but you need to practice on the external threads as it's a different technique to the straight on tool.
As long as it works, right?
I started serious thread chasing with this tool 10y ago and still enjoy using it .Even before buying the Unichaser I could not see the point of 2 handles, so cut 12tpi male and female designs on one ground down firmer chisel (a flat sided bench chisel) from a flea market for £2.Good quality steel, but I agree with others that that is not essential. I'm one who finds an arm rest with sling unnecessary and cumbersome, and see no mystique in making it. An old fashioned cycle tyre lever, with or without handle, could suffice. Bernard.
I bought a set of Ray Isles (16 tpi), but I've yet to get the time to really try them out.
Go for it. You may like it.
Mike, as always a great video. I have the Sorby 16 and 20 tpi chasers. Since I use the female tools parallel with the lathe bed, I find the handle length okay. Like you, I think the male chaser's handles are too long. I like to stand in front of the lat,r with the male chasing tool between my waist and the workpiece. On one, I pulled the Sorby handle off and turned a new shorter handle . On the other I simply cut, the Sorby handle off. They both now work great. Thanks for the heads up that the Crown chasers may not be HSS. I think that you are right that high speed steel is not necessary, but I probably will go for the Carter and Son 12 tpi chaser when I can not resist buying a lower tpi tool. thanks.
Thanks for sharing, Phil. I am not sure I like the profile of the threads with the Crown. They are more rounded. The jury is still out. 12tpi is probably a good pitch when you are ready to progress past the 16 as it will work on more woods.
Thank you Mike. I've recently become interested in pursuing thread chasing so this video was very interesting to me. One question though. Every video I've seen shows the turner using an auxiliary tool rest to support the chasing tool rather than just using your tool rest. I'm not sure why. From my inexperienced point of view it seems that I could just use the tool rest. Am I missing something important? Thanks for any input you can send my way.
Both work. I think for short threads into open space like an urn, the tool rest is fine. For boxes I think you get more control with an armrest.
Thank you for the information! Do you think one can manage without that support tool? The male and female thread chasers are available but I can't find a support tool unless I buy it at high cost from Amazon.
Yes, some folks do fine without. I will go into more detail on a future video including making one with a 1/4" carriage bolt 9-11" long
Would these work for acrylic or ebonite fountain pen blanks?
Yes.They are great for making multiple tiny beads.
I was just wondering if you’ve ever tried eucalyptus to put threads into
No. We do not have eucalyptus around here.
I used to chase something else, now I chase threads. 16 tpi