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Thanks for the input guys and the pointer to the Army manual. Yes the lathe has a D1 type cam lock so the chuck can't unscrew. The reason I was wanting to stop the lathe between threading passes was so that I can keep the tnuts closed throughout the operation as I'm unsure what the thread...

Here a couple of extra views of the thread indicator The plate on the side The different gears

Hi everyone, I'm very new to machining and joined the forum the other day. I have subsequently added a few pictures of my machines to my welcome post if anyone who asked for pictures wants to see them, they are there now. My lathe is a Colchester student 1800. It is an imperial machine. When...

Thanks to you all very much for the warm welcomes. I've taken a few pictures for you which I'll attempt to add below. Troutsqueezer - No I'm not active the on bee forums but I am a member of the Cheltenham and Gloucester branch of the Gloucestershire beekeepers association. Student123 - I...

Hi everyone, My name is Nick and I live in Gloucestershire in the UK. I'm 51 years old and very new to metal working. I was lucky enough to have plenty of space available to build my workshop and so have opted to go the ex-industrial machine route rather than buy new hobbyist type machines...