Bob,
In the picture with the threading die....
Is that a drive socket to the left of the die? Do you "power" thread the bolt stem, or do it by hand?
I did something similar along the same lines (but backwards) on my lathe and it wasn't too much fun. The apron control lever on my lathe didn't come with a knob on it. Just a section of course knurling on the end of the round rod, and I never really liked it that way. So I bought a threaded knob to put on it.
But trying to get that rod/handle that is bent up like a pretzel, to hold in the lathe chuck and pointing in the right direction was a nightmare! I managed to get the knurling turned off and down to the right diameter, but it wasn't pretty.
With your method it would have been a breeze. I don't plan on doing any more lathe levers, but I might do a bolt or two....
Thanks for sharing that!
In the picture with the threading die....
Is that a drive socket to the left of the die? Do you "power" thread the bolt stem, or do it by hand?
I did something similar along the same lines (but backwards) on my lathe and it wasn't too much fun. The apron control lever on my lathe didn't come with a knob on it. Just a section of course knurling on the end of the round rod, and I never really liked it that way. So I bought a threaded knob to put on it.
But trying to get that rod/handle that is bent up like a pretzel, to hold in the lathe chuck and pointing in the right direction was a nightmare! I managed to get the knurling turned off and down to the right diameter, but it wasn't pretty.
With your method it would have been a breeze. I don't plan on doing any more lathe levers, but I might do a bolt or two....
Thanks for sharing that!
Willie