Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
need advice on threading systems
mcdick
>I want to do some production threaded boxes. I need advice as to which threading approach to use: (1) Klein's threading jig (cost $320 since I use a Delta midi lathe) (2) Sorby thread cutting system ($109) or (3) thread chaser tools (my lathe may be too fast at 500rpm to use). If you have experience with any of these systems, or know of another please give me your guidance. Thanks in advance.
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Jean Michel
>Hi Mcdick,
You can have a look at what I did for a threading jig, the expense was for the cutter that is about the same as the one the Klein jig uses. It involves no lathe, uses a 1" 8tpi spindle size in it's easiest way to build. I developped it after reading a few articles I read. Works perfect for me, I am going to build the 13tpi part that I didn't take time to build yet. I also have hand chaser tool but prefer by a lot the threader jig.
You will have to navigate the site to see it in CAD and in pictures.
HTH,
Jean.
My NSH site
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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>Jean Michel's is a good homemade system.
Another one it the one the Willard Baxter designed along the same lines that is manufactured by Best Wood Tools.
http://WWW.BestWoodTools.com
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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>I just looked, and I am sorry, but the Baxter Treading system is not on the website, you will have to get a printed catalog to see it.
Mark
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Lyn J. Mangiameli
>I'd suggest you email Fred Holder, and if you have time, take a look at both Fred's book on making wood threads and Mike Darlow's chapter in Mike's book (either the second or third book, it can never remember which), the pair of which cover the topic comprehensively.
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Fred Holder
>For production work, a threading jig like Bonnie Klein's will give you to mose consistent and easially created threads. For a one off set of threads like on an occasional box, hand thread chasing is the quickest and if the wood is good and hard like boxwood or some of the other hard dense woods you can get excellent threads with a little practice. If you are planning to thread softer hard woods, forget the hand chaser or plan to inlay epoxy in the the area to be threaded. This latter is a technique that Petter Herod of Norway uses. I tried this last summer when I was doing some thread chasing demonstrations at the IWCS Annual Meeting. I used Inlace as the inlay material. It worked great and threads very easy with a hand chaser.
As Lyn states, my book, "Making Screw Threads in Wood," which was published by GMC Publications in June of 2001 has information on all ways to cut threads in wood. The least expensive threading jig is sold by Craft Supplies Ltd. in England. It mounts in the tool post of your lathe. I believe this is also available from some catalogs in the United States. Incidentally, the book is available through Amazon.com. The book is now in its second printing.
Good luck with your thread making. No matter what method you wind up using, there is a learning curve, even with the Bonnie Klein jig.
Fred Holder
Fred Holder's Domain Site