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Old 03-13-2018, 09:34 PM   #13
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Leus View Post
With a custom tool she may be cutting threads. Brits are weird, perhaps they called this operation "screwing" back in the day.
I figured they might call tread cutting screwing, but in the painting she is not cutting threads.
I think the thread cutting bit may be shown sitting behind the turret toward the tailstock.
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