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Courk · Daedalian Member

I could guess what boring a thread meant, but wasn't sure. I didn't ask that, though, I said I don't know *how* to bore a thread. 'Twas not a joke, it was a legitimate attempt to gain more information.

And I'm a girl.

MatthewV · Daedalian Member :_

One way to bore a thread would be to drill a hole and then tap it. A tap is like a cross between a screw for the purpose of cutting threads. This could be done on a drill press, mill or by hand. Be careful because taps are easy to break.
The other way would be to use the thread settings on a lathe. By fixing the rotation of the work (the thing in the chuck that is being cut ) and the horizontal feed rate, threads can be cut. Very deep threads can be cut because the cutting tool is always in the same point of the rotating work at any horizontal position.
The Monarch lathe I've worked with was capable of cutting over 100 threads per inch.

wordcross · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:33 am Post subject: 43

I'm... not entirely sure I understand that post. I think I might, but I don't know enough about working with lathes.
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Courk · Daedalian Member

Neo · Daedalian Member

Why isn't it bigger on the inside?
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Courk · Daedalian Member

I don't have access to Time Lord technology. Sorry. Felicitous

Poisonium · annoyed by the old

Hey, it's in Harry Potter 5 too!

What is "this"? Confused

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Dented Ford · Hoopy Frood

Very impressive (although the picture of the "this" could be clearer).
It doesn't have anything to do with why you have a gashed finger, does it? You weren't messing about with industrial lathes, were you?
And you had me believing all you knew about was knitting dolls. Felicitous

Courk · Daedalian Member

Thanks DF!

It's a Tardis console. I'm not the best with taking pictures, sorry.

And of course this is why I have a gashed finger. Felicitous

The knobs on the phone are cut from a round toothpick. The little pieces I cut off kept flying across the room, so eventually I decided it'd be wise to cut against my thumb. My thumb lost. Razor blades have a long history of sneak attacks on me, going back to the ATAT I built.

Sadly, although doll-making is the only think i learned in Girl Scouts, I don't remember it (guess I can't really say I "learned" it then, huh?).

Poisonium · annoyed by the old

Nice carpet!
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Courk · Daedalian Member

Yeah, the Tardis landed on a 1970s carpet. Felicitous

From base to lantern tip I think it's about 10 inches. I measured it as the lantern glue was drying, so I was kind of eyeballing the measuring tape from a distance. It was my second try at a lantern and I didn't want to mess it up.

Courk · Daedalian Member

http://www.wheresthetardis.com/ Enthusiastic Grin