The Home Machinist!

Thank you Harold and Torch. I hope that deburring the lead screw will go a long way to solve the problem. I will keep the delrin (I am guessing acetal is another name) half nut and set my lathe up for cutting a thread when I get some time here in the near future so I can see how it well it works. I ...

Good afternoon, First off I would like to admit that I am far from a machinist. Secondly I have had my lathe since 2011. The first machine tool I purchased was my Grizzly 9729. I didn't do a lot of research before I bought it but knew the Grizzly name and thought I would not be that seriously dedica...