Thanks Laurie - This is great info and I will be sure to ask you if I run into any problems. By the way, I've also attached a crude print of the part I need to
being a 1mm pitch you will need to set the gearbox to a 3mm pitch.To get the three threads to align exactly you need to be able to access the change gears that
Laurie - Thanks for the response. Yes, I have thread cutting capability on my lathe (just a matter of the correct gear combination)Â but how do I determine the
... what diameter and thread pitch.If you have a lathe and it is able to cut the thread pitch it is fairly simple to machine to requirements I can give you
 Question for all you machinists or kinda-machinsts: Ever heard of a 3 lead thread (OD or ID)? If so, can you machine one? I have a damaged adjuster needle