Thanks for the video, Bob. Your timing was perfect! I have the same lathe but haven't cut threads before and, of course, the owner's manual tells me nothing useful. I needed to learn how to cut threads but, almost as importantly, I needed to see it done with a lathe as close to mine as possible. And along came you 😁. As an aside, the spacer on the bottom gear that you had to remake.....mine has tons of room so I'm guessing enough people had complained to H&F that they got it sorted. I'll be looking fwd to anymore videos that you do on this lathe.
Btw Bob. Mine has an issue with the direction of feed lever. It's fine when you swing the lever to the right but when you swing it to the left, it overshoots and the gears don't properly engage. When I brought this up with H&F, they said "They're all like that. Nothing we can do. Live with it." Very typical H&F. Does yours do this?
Thankyou for watching the video and happy that it helps. Thread cutting is always fun. That video is just one of the many ways you can do it. I have another, which I have yet to edit, which features cutting a taper thread using a non-traditional approach. Might air in September, all going well.
Great video. I also have the same lathe that come with tool package < Only had it about 3 months still learning heaps. I check my gearing and nothing like yours i gottah be brave and swap it about. Also soon to have a milling machine the Hafco MH-48B been on order for couple weeks, Cheers
Yes, there should be a bag of gears come with the machine. I chose the AL336 primarily on bed length and swing over axis, especially with the removable bed section. A friend of mine, teased me about not getting a metric one, but I have not regreted getting the one I have. Regarding the bench mill, I have an earlier version of the 48B, a 45, I think. The important feature is the dovetailed vertical axis, which means you can easily return to zero if needed. Mine does not have the DRO, but I will probably retro fit one in time. They are good machines and really complement the lathe.
Thanks for the video, I have the same lathe with the DRO as well (336D), The thing I can't work out is what number to engage the half nut when chasing threads. I've also got an HM51 milling machine too - absolutely awesome milling machine
There should be a plate on the front, with a section labeled indicator table (at the bottom section on mine). This is where you find the chasing dial number to use, depends on the TPI number. Hope that helps. PS: HM51 mill, I am so jealous 😁
Thanks for the video , i get the changing of the gears but can you tell me what the Z is on the bottom of the gear chart on the lathe , as I am cutting a 14 tpi thread , thanks Darryl
Z is the number of teeth on the gear you fit to the bottom of the train, that is the input to the quick change gear box. For 14 tpi the plate on mine shows Z to be a 24 tooth gear. I hope that makes sense.
Thanks for the video, Bob. Your timing was perfect! I have the same lathe but haven't cut threads before and, of course, the owner's manual tells me nothing useful. I needed to learn how to cut threads but, almost as importantly, I needed to see it done with a lathe as close to mine as possible. And along came you 😁. As an aside, the spacer on the bottom gear that you had to remake.....mine has tons of room so I'm guessing enough people had complained to H&F that they got it sorted. I'll be looking fwd to anymore videos that you do on this lathe.
Btw Bob. Mine has an issue with the direction of feed lever. It's fine when you swing the lever to the right but when you swing it to the left, it overshoots and the gears don't properly engage. When I brought this up with H&F, they said "They're all like that. Nothing we can do. Live with it." Very typical H&F. Does yours do this?
@@dougsullivan9022 Yes it does, you get used to it after a while I guess, but it is annoying.
Thankyou for watching the video and happy that it helps. Thread cutting is always fun. That video is just one of the many ways you can do it. I have another, which I have yet to edit, which features cutting a taper thread using a non-traditional approach. Might air in September, all going well.
Great video. I also have the same lathe that come with tool package < Only had it about 3 months still learning heaps. I check my gearing and nothing like yours i gottah be brave and swap it about. Also soon to have a milling machine the Hafco MH-48B been on order for couple weeks, Cheers
Yes, there should be a bag of gears come with the machine. I chose the AL336 primarily on bed length and swing over axis, especially with the removable bed section. A friend of mine, teased me about not getting a metric one, but I have not regreted getting the one I have. Regarding the bench mill, I have an earlier version of the 48B, a 45, I think. The important feature is the dovetailed vertical axis, which means you can easily return to zero if needed. Mine does not have the DRO, but I will probably retro fit one in time. They are good machines and really complement the lathe.
Thanks for the video, I have the same lathe with the DRO as well (336D), The thing I can't work out is what number to engage the half nut when chasing threads. I've also got an HM51 milling machine too - absolutely awesome milling machine
There should be a plate on the front, with a section labeled indicator table (at the bottom section on mine). This is where you find the chasing dial number to use, depends on the TPI number. Hope that helps. PS: HM51 mill, I am so jealous 😁
@@whitedoggarage I must be having "senior moments" as mine has that indicator table too. Should have checked more thoroughly, thanks for the guidance
@@allanb1778 No worries, good luck with your turning.
Nice coincidence.....I have the same two machines. AL336D and HM51B. Have you had yours for long?
@@dougsullivan9022 Bought them both new from Hare & Forbes about 4yrs ago
Thanks for the video , i get the changing of the gears but can you tell me what the Z is on the bottom of the gear chart on the lathe , as I am cutting a 14 tpi thread , thanks Darryl
Z is the number of teeth on the gear you fit to the bottom of the train, that is the input to the quick change gear box. For 14 tpi the plate on mine shows Z to be a 24 tooth gear. I hope that makes sense.