Quote Originally Posted by TrickieDickie View Post
Indeed, Toolmaker. I know little about clock lathes but it would have been entertaining to watch the hustle for such a short cut.
Hustle indeed. I single pointed 2 TPI in a Pratt & Whitney lathe, lowest RPM was 16. Part was short and even with thread relief, chuck clearance an issue. Ended up without gouges in the compound.
I miss that lathe.