If anyone is worried about having a bad lockdown haircut don’t worry, Jackson Browne has got one. 

@tej
I’m getting the picture now. When people talk about hobby lathe it’s usually something quite big but just not very good quality. If there are any engineering firms near you that might be the best choice to cut a thread.

Sunday must be template making day it’s what I’m doing as well 

@tej Setting it up on a lathe is only to get things straight an level, the motor isn’t used. If you can put the tube in one end and the thread tap in a drill chuck at the other then…   Read more»

@tej Cutting a perfect thread by hand that will be perpendicular enough to run as a spindle moulder will be hard. It’s possible to set up on a lathe and wind in by hand if you have the correct lathe…   Read more»

@boo Cajun is from the French speaking part of Louisiana. It goes back the the American War of Independence in the 1770s when France fought with Americans I think. Some went South and some North to Quebec and are know…   Read more»

You could drill a hole into a rectangular piece of wood, then cut it through the length to give two pieces each with a semi circle. Use this as a clamping guide to hold the tube in a vice. With…   Read more»

@russ
Cajun is a bit like Guinness either love it or hate it

I’ve never seen a stretch rubber inlay before