Imperial threads on a Metric lathe.

[DIYSwede]

I have to say, I really like the hand-cranked lathe, great for cutting threads up to a shoulder and when something is very delicate.

These days I mostly start from the shoulder, with an inside threading tool upside down in the tool post and run the lathe & lead screw in reverse: "The Lo-Anx way of turning to a shoulder".
The hand crank is still useful for toolpost grinding or milling threads with the TPMDGM:
DIYSwede's TPMDGM: A Flip-Flop ToolPostMiniDriil/Mill/Grinder for a 7x14" lathe

Cheers
Johan