Very nice machining job. I recently finished a die holder to hold 2" and 1.5" dies. No morse taper just turn to 13mm (1/2") parallel and hold the end in the tailstock chuck. No telescoping part. The holder is once piece rigid. Just fit the die nut rigidly in the other end. Do NOT lock tail stock. Just push the tailstock into the job with the lathe on lowest speed or use the jog button (use plenty of cutting paste). Once the thread is started it will pull the tailstock into the job. Construction material is 4140. I use the same concept when tapping, however I use spiral flute machine taps designed for non-interrupted cutting. No need to stop and reverse the tap to break the swarf.

See, I told you I would be back seeing what I missed. That vibration can be helped out a lot or gone with a bunch of wide/thick rubber bands Dollar store fix eh. Great post my friend. After this a trip to #2 is in order. Have to keep the comments going eh.

I really like this idea. It's on the ever growing to do list now, lol!

Nicely done. As you have a couple of extra blanks, it might be worth trying the ends that have the slot full length for dies with threads under 1/4". Make the set screws flush. I think even the tube with the slot milled thru would work as it's just in the middle. Maybe with double ended dies mill an opening in the top of the die carrier to empty chips out.

Another master piece to like it. 😁 I have a die holder that works a similar way except you have a handle to stop it rotating as in the example at the start. As the threads I do are probably 10-12mm max it's not such a bind. I modified an ER16 chuck to fit into the die holder so that I can also use it for taping. The ER collets hold good and tight.

Great job Mark You could put measuring lines on the barrel as a gage

Winked, at first I wondered why you had a sliding tube design (thats because I am stupid and not a machinist) What a nice piece of kit. I have some quality dies and almost always deal with metric threads, but my Raglan Littlejohn lathe (based on the Atlas lathe, flat beds) is imperial and a hassle to set the change gears as I don’t have a quick change gear box. That is a project I will think about copying. Many thanks for posting. Kindest regards from Bonnie Scotland. Joe.

That worked out great. 👍🏻 Well done Mark!

Great project. I'm running some of these soon. I like it! Use the slotted ends for small diameter dies. That way you can shrink the length on the set screws and not worry about them holding.

Brilliant design. Simple, easy, and effective. Thanks for sharing...you got me hookedto make one of my own.

I sure hope I get my house finished soon. I want to get back to making fun things like this again.... Nice job Winky!

I just realized that I am watching the videos in backwards order -- LAMO huh! I could see how it would be nice to have them double ended, but for us home shop guys our designs are usually dictated by what we have available to us. They came out really nice Mark. It is going to be real nice to just grab the die head that you need without any fidling around.

Way to go Winky. Another excellent tool for your collection.

WOOOOW !!! Absolut great Job 👍👍👍 Best wishes from Germany 😀

I had to go back and watch your video for the spindle indexer, because I was wondering how many teeth the Gear had. I had always heard that a 60 tooth gear gives you the most combinations for a single gear at 2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15,20,30 I have the gear, and your old video gave me an idea on how to mount it, Thanks. 👍

That indexer you made for the lathe is great fella.

I used to think cutting off was harder than a boring job. But I use your cut off design now so that has been tamed. I wish big boring jobs were more boring then they usually turn out to be.

Lookin good, I was Lazy and Bought one of those tail stock thread die holders , years ago. Later from Texas.

Sigh.. another item gets penciled onto my to do list. That makes 3 of your projects are written down with your channel name next to them. Keep up the good work!

I tried a 1/2 "steel rod bolted to the side of the die holder running back over the tailstock I wanted to use 1/2"-13 die... lots of torque bent the rod maybe 3/4 " stainless other than warping the rod the movement and control was excellent if I get this working I may never single point thread again ......

Very nice can even add a scale for measuring length "I like it: Looks. Like ill be making one too. Thanks Mark. Great video too.

Just out of curiosity, why don't you protect your ways when you use sandpaper? I will throw a bedsheet over my lathe if I'm using an angle grinder in the shop.

Awesome, 21:21 do you know what that drill chuck tool holder is called? Do they make them for an OXA size (I think the one size down from yours)?

Boink boink I Like it. That was epic and made me burst laughing. Nice project Mark. I liked it. ;) Gilles

I lay the holder's handle across the compound whether I'm threading by hand or under power, but I like your approach.

That is a good design...."I like it!" 😊. Thanks...enjoyed. Knoxville.

Interesting project. Thanks for sharing.

Nice Job Mark!

Excellent work

I like your tool post extension. I'm currently building a grinder attachment that works a lot like your tool holder mounted drill chuck. Mine will have a motor on it driving the drill spindle via toothed belt. I'm using an ER11 collet instead of a drill chuck. I was wondering how I'll get enough travel out of my cross slide to get around the side of things. Your extension is what I need.

I like it also,one of your great ideas…..

As you know ER32 collets with that bearing nut hold really well. I have one for my tail stock taper. I stopped using a drill chuck for anything since I have a wide selection of collets that will fit most anything. I saw in this video that your 1/2-13 tap was spinning in your drill chuck. I don't have that problem with the collet chuck in my tail stock.

Setting up that indexer on the lathe seems like so much work that’s going to have to be reversed anyway. It’s so much better to do it on the mill with a Rose Indexer, if you don’t already have a dividing head, or a rotary table

good job bro 👏 👍

Very neat project. Thank you for sharing

Good work ,thank you .

Your lathe - is that a South Bend? Looks like maybe a 13" or 16"?

As a lifelong machinist, I'm surprised this guy has still got all of his fingers!! Who, in their right mind, reaches in si close towards a milling cutter, running at high rpm!! Absolutely mindless!!!!

I think I like it too!

Anything you would change 1yr later?

Very cool Winky, did you find some cutters for the Wood Lathe ?

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Made those back in the seventies

Cool , thanks 👍

Va ieși un filet , centrat 👍

perfect!!!

I like it!! 👍🖖

Unfortunately, the reason you hold on to the handle of the die holder is so that it can be let go when you reach end of thread, But your design has no instant stop ability for shouldered threads, therefore it can crash your machine.

That's similar to the one's I made, love'um..

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😎 cool

How did you come up with your channel name? Mine is the story of my life! LoL 🤣😆

Sigh... another project to add to the list... ;-)

next plan boringbar maybe

Badsystem!!!!! no technology!!!!!