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Which kind of lathe thread cutting tool do you guys use. I am in the market for a new one and can't decide what I want. I will only be threading stainless rifle barrels with this one. Thanks and God Bless, Louis | ||
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HSS from www.arwarnerco.com Never rode a bull, but have shot some. NRA life member NRA LEO firearms instructor (retired) NRA Golden Eagles member | |||
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I use full form carbide for 90% of my threading now. Some Kennametal and some Mitsubishi. Cant tell the difference. Both work equally well.  Carbide Threading by Rod Henrickson, on FlickrWhen I was a kid. I had the stick. I had the rock. And I had the mud puddle. I am as adept with them today, as I was back then. Lets see today's kids say that about their IPods, IPads and XBoxes in 45 years! Rod Henrickson | |||
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Now we use the threading bits one can get from Brownell's. Works great. | |||
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+1 to Rod. I personally use all Kennametal. Dave In 100 years who of us will care? An armed society is a polite society! Just because they say you are paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you. | |||
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+2 for Rod. I have been using full form carbide inserts for a long time. Ba advised that they are TPI specific. NRA Patron Life Member Benefactor Level | |||
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This is what I use too. I prefer the high speed steel for my threading whether in stainless or chrome moly. "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". | |||
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I used carbide from Sumitomo. Dave | |||
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I learned to grind my own threading tools back during my apprenticeship and used them for years. I now use the Warner inserts. Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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If you want to cheat, you can use 13 tpi carbide and just use wires or cut & check as you cut and you can make any thread you want as long as it's 60 degree. The novelty of full form is that it cuts the crest or the point of your thread too and you can just check the OD as you cut. Once your OD is correct, everything else is correct. All of the old school knowledge of making and measuring threads is slowly being lost to CNCs and full form tooling. But that's OK too. If it saves time, it's better. Time is money. The first threads were probably cut with files. To hell with tradition, I'll take a lathe over that shit any day of the week! When I was a kid. I had the stick. I had the rock. And I had the mud puddle. I am as adept with them today, as I was back then. Lets see today's kids say that about their IPods, IPads and XBoxes in 45 years! Rod Henrickson | |||
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That full form sounds pretty cool. I guess I am old school. Hadn't even heard of that but in my looking I had seen the cool looking inserts. Thanks guys, Louis | |||
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Cleveland Mo-Max......... | |||
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I've been grinding my own since 1964 and still do. Yes Cleveland Mo-Max rules.   Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by D Humbarger: I've been grinding my own since 1964 and still do. Snap, exact year I started. Prefer the slower speeds of the HSS for the threads I do. | |||
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