04-26-2015, 09:19 AM
Tom had a really good video explaining the thread dial. It may help you. I use Al's method on the Summit and never disengage the half nuts when threading. Mostly because they are so stiff and heavy on that lathe they're hard to disengage when wanted. Its clutch driven so reversing is just a matter of moving the clutch lever in the other direction.
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Greg
Greg