Thanks Mike. It was a fun project. I had never single pointed left hand threads before.

Steve; After seeing what new ones cost, making my own was a no brainier. Phillip R.

Finally got around to replacing the tie rod ends on my project Massey Ferguson tractor. The original jam nuts were pretty much at the end of their life. The outside surfaces were deeply pitted, and th

Thanks Todd. Many times small museums rely heavily on volunteers. The USS Kidd museum in Baton Rouge, LA is no exception. Takes a lot of work to keep a 76 year old boat open for viewing. I'm glad I ca

Todd, I don't think we are talking about the same USS Kidd. This one DD-661 is a WWII Fletcher class Destroyer. Decommissioned in 1964. It Towed from Philadelphia, PA to Baton Rouge, LA in May of 1982

That 40t gear can be used to cut quite a few metric approximations that are well within tolerance of normal thread usage. You need a few extra change gears though. They are pretty easy to find on eBay

Use the 40t gear to replace the 20t stud gear when you want/need to cut 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 5.75, 6, 6.5, or 7 tpi. See the attached chart

Good afternoon all. Well, a few week ago my son took on an Eagle Scout project aboard The USS Kidd (DD-661) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kidd_(DD-661) https://www.usskidd.com/ . While there I pic

Todd; I believe Ron was referring to https://littlemachineshop.com/, and he needed a back plate for a Buck Chuck https://www.hardinge.com/workholding/buck-chuck/.

I have this chart. I believe it can also be found in the files section.

Jim, I'm thinking he has the compound installed in the photograph sa per your discription. The 37/47 compound is pretty small. He may need to add another gear to the gear train to make it work. The 40

There are several ways to cut a close 1.5 mm thread approximation. All of these methods will work, but you will need a few additional change gears. Since you have a 37/47 transposing gear we'll start

Michael; It would be helpful to know what model lathe you are using. The gear train on a model 9 inch isn't the same as the gear train on a 13 inch model. P. Rankin

My first love. My 1942 John Deere Model H. Serial number 43378. I have it, but have yet to completely finished the restore mainly because it gets used frequently. I took these pics 10 years ago. My so

Mick; Thanks for the tip on associated tractor. I'll keep them in mind. I think I'm going to use all new parts. Most of the needed bearing are not that expensive. I can get the Hydraulic pump rebuild

Tony; That is a great looking Super de Lux. Was it a gas burner or diesel? I hope to have mine looking that good by next spring. It has been sitting untouched in the garage for ten years. I was shooti

Thanks Nelson. My son is more of a computer geek, but doesn't mind getting his hands dirty. He is always willing to give me a hand whenever I ask.

I'm happy with the six jaw chuck. If I need a 3 jaw chuck I can drop three jaws out, and I'm good to go.

I’m in the process of restoring an old Massey Ferguson 35 Tractor (Circa 1960). During the tear down I broke the bolt (5/8”-18) that held the pivot pin for the front axle in place. I got the threaded

Nice work Jim. I have a similar project where I will need to make a unique bolt coming up on my Massey Ferguson rebuild/restoration. I'll try to remember to document, and make a post about it. Waiting