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Feed rod works fine, I misspoke. I threaded some pvc today and the threads are perfect, but I can still see and feel a little hiccup when the half nuts are engaged. The hiccup didn’t seem to effect the threading capabilities. Should I simply not worry about it?

Lincoln, NE area

I will pull it apart tomorrow and see what the issue may be. What would I risk damaging if they were bent and I ran them? I plan on cutting a test piece or two, and seeing just how much the hang up effects the accuracy of the threads before I go and buy a new lead screw. If they are bent, is there a...

It did tip over during transport into my truck rail, and it is possible the lead screw got bent. Machine is used. I can further dig into the threading gear box tomorrow and check it out.

Hello, I am new to this forum, and machining in general. I am 20 years old and a full time college student. I recently purchased a Jet GHB 1340 lathe to do some gunsmithing on, and everything is going fine except one thing. The threading system, be it half nuts or feed rod, it seems to have a bindin...