The Home Machinist!

Hi Bill, I put a thread gauge over it and SAE 18 was the fit. From what I read SAE and UNF are the same. So my UNF 9/16-18 should do the trick. BTW its a aftermarket QCTP as well. thank you

Hi Bill, yes, it is 9/16, had a guy at a faster shop tell me its 9/16 UNF

Hi all, Im pretty new to home machining, bought an optimum 2506v lathe 2nd hand that came with a lot of extras, as the guy we bought it from was upgrading his lathe. the compound slide was taken off and had his tool post on the cross slide. anyway, I have finally gotten the compound back on after ch...

thanks Guys for the welcome,
looking forward to learning lots.
Just going through all the posts on the forum ATM
cheers
John

Hi, Im John, From Central Coast NSW Australia. New to machining. Willing to learn. We just recently bought a Optimum TU2506V lathe 2nd hand from a guy who is a machinist in Sydney. Came with a DRO setup, and 4 jaw chuck as well as 3jaw chuck, a MT4 ER32 collet chuck, quick change tool post and 6 ext...