Aurelius
Member
Ok, so I've been lurking here for a bit now trying to do my best to absorb everything I can so let me start with a big Thank You to the community as a whole. I have learned a ton. Now I'm getting to a few specific things I need help on.
First off, I am planning on diving in at the deep end. I have used tools before and am looking at getting a metal lathe and using it to make kitless pens. I'm pretty much decided on a PM lathe (in all probability the 1030) and am figuring out all the things that go with it. I still need to figure out what surface it is going to live on but that is a discussion for another time.
Right now I am interested in taps and dies and drill bits. Thankfully, I saw the group buy so I should be set in the tap and die department. That leaves the bits. My question is what sizes do I need if I am looking to do Jowo #6 nibs with a M10 section thread and a M13 cap thread? At first I thought just get a simple metric set in .5mm increments and I'd be set but then I spoke with a friend who makes pens and he suggested using some of the letter bits. Right now I'm in a bit of a mental tailspin and could use your guidance. Is a metric set good enough? Do I need a letter set instead of/in addition to the metric set?
I'm sure I'll have a bunch more questions after this but I am just trying to take manageable bites.
Thank you,
Mark
First off, I am planning on diving in at the deep end. I have used tools before and am looking at getting a metal lathe and using it to make kitless pens. I'm pretty much decided on a PM lathe (in all probability the 1030) and am figuring out all the things that go with it. I still need to figure out what surface it is going to live on but that is a discussion for another time.
Right now I am interested in taps and dies and drill bits. Thankfully, I saw the group buy so I should be set in the tap and die department. That leaves the bits. My question is what sizes do I need if I am looking to do Jowo #6 nibs with a M10 section thread and a M13 cap thread? At first I thought just get a simple metric set in .5mm increments and I'd be set but then I spoke with a friend who makes pens and he suggested using some of the letter bits. Right now I'm in a bit of a mental tailspin and could use your guidance. Is a metric set good enough? Do I need a letter set instead of/in addition to the metric set?
I'm sure I'll have a bunch more questions after this but I am just trying to take manageable bites.
Thank you,
Mark