MedWoodWorx
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hello everybody, i came across this little lathe that comes with a thread cutting attachement, has anyone used it?is it worth buying for penturning?cheers
You can definitely thread wood with it. I have a thread somewhere here we're i threaded ebony, inside 10 x .75 and outside m12 x .75.Thank you all for your input, Taig lathes are very nice indeed; they are marketed as Paetol in UK and their prices are similar to the Sherline. You guys mentioned that you use taps and dies to cut threads. I suppose you work with polyester, ebonite etc. while i intend to use it with wood; i remember a conversation in which @Pierre--- mentioned that cutting threads on wood with taps and dies is basically not feasible (please correct me if i am wrong). Thats why the sherline setup looks promising to me: i don't know however if wood can be threaded in such a lathe or if it is intented for threading metals, synthetics etc. and that's why i am asking.
Anyway both lathes look beautiful, i hope to be able to buy one in the future, cheers
Thank you all for your input, Taig lathes are very nice indeed; they are marketed as Paetol in UK and their prices are similar to the Sherline. You guys mentioned that you use taps and dies to cut threads. I suppose you work with polyester, ebonite etc. while i intend to use it with wood; i remember a conversation in which @Pierre--- mentioned that cutting threads on wood with taps and dies is basically not feasible (please correct me if i am wrong). Thats why the sherline setup looks promising to me: i don't know however if wood can be threaded in such a lathe or if it is intented for threading metals, synthetics etc. and that's why i am asking.
Anyway both lathes look beautiful, i hope to be able to buy one in the future, cheers
Did you use the engine powered setup or you used the hand threading setup?You can definitely thread wood with it. I have a thread somewhere here we're i threaded ebony, inside 10 x .75 and outside m12 x .75.