Experiments with c954, Aluminum bronze

[Anglepoise]

Internal threading is always going to be a tricky. That combination of a nice fitting thread and disengaging the half nuts. Well we have all been there. Your idea of reversing the lathe and threading from inside out has merit and will improve thread finish and lower your heart rate. How is your chuck attached to the lathe spindle? If it is threaded, then you need to be aware that it could unscrew itself and crash. Internal threading to a shoulder sorts the men from the boys and you are on the right track.

 

[DrafterDan]

I'm finally on the push to finish this project up. The last body was destroyed from cutting a relief a bit too deep...
The main things left to do is drill for a pocket clip, and slot for tritium vials. Here's a quick video on the tailcap end. Making a dished surface.

https://youtu.be/JBvzO25wW_w