Making a Custom Die on the Proxxon PD 250/e Lathe
Channel: Adventures with a Very Small Lathe
Date: 2019-11-01

Making a die is the natural counterpart to making a tap, and is the reason I made my shop made tap in the first place. The custom slideway threads on my G Boley watchmakers lathe are an unusual geometry, but are damaged, and I need to chase them with a die to clean up the form. I researched the techniques involved from books and YouTube videos, and took the shop made tap out for its first real work.

The thread in question is a left hand 4mm by 0.6mm pitch with a 55 degree angle. It predates most modern thread standards, and is not compatible with any older standards I can find. This video is the first time my tap has ever cut steel. 

OnShape Model: http://bit.ly/2JBwnTu

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Machines:
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Tools:
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Materials:
BS1407 Silver Steel, 20mm precision ground round bar - https://ebay.us/WNeecN

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