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While a certified Gagemaker setting standard is the preferred practice for Straight Threads, in a pinch, you can use gage blocks to set a two-point Gagemaker lead gage without a proper standard. Create a gage block stack-up for the necessary interval then place between the points. Hold the face of the stackup against the fixed […]
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Contact Points for Straight Threads by Thread Type
Thread Lead Thread Lead is probably one of the most important thread elements if not the most important in the thread cutting industry. Lead error (which often leads to standoff error on tapered threads) is the most common error generated by manual and CNC lathes not cutting properly. Worn ball, lead screws, Z axis servo […]