Machining a strait knurl is an easy and clean way to produce a knurl. It does however require a means of dividing such as using a dividing head of some type.
If one uses this method it is good to not produce a sharp knurl.

Knurling is ?“not” a cutting operation but a forming operation. Keep that in mind. Too much swarf is an indication of not enough force being applied and doesn’t produce a clean knurl.

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?stuck at the wrong heigth by some chips ?

The work diameter should follow the rules here:

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for the cleanest knurl. On the 7x lathes, a scissor type knurling tool usually gives better results than the classic bump knurler that's common on larger machines.

Roy

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Pull the knurl wheels a measure them . Knurling takes a lot of pressure & sometimes? much more pressure then ya would think to make a good knurl .Pressure also varies depending on the material yer using . Like mentioned go in hard & fast . Be extra careful if yer using a brush to apply yer cutting fluid . If the bristles get caught & sucked into the knurl wheels we may be having a different conversation '

good luck

animal

I agree with OldToolmaker?

You need cutting and aggressive.?
Watch videos on screw machines doing knurling.

Dave?

For successful knurl use the following steps.
1) Use cutting oil
2) Position the knurling tool as close as possible to headstock.
3) Switch lathe on and advance the knurling tool into the cut as quickly as possible and do not dwell. You must be aggressive here.
4) Do not retract knurling tool until knurl is complete as you don’t want a double cut knurl. It will be almost impossible to pick up a partially completed knurl.
I have not had a bad knurl in many years. Remember be aggressive!
Dick

I made a knurld ring on my brass knob.?but, as the result, something wrong with the knurld surface.
it's not even crossing each other. How can i solve this ?
i turned on my lathe with 240 RPM and fed with my hand.

Last time I looked at an actual Xerox branded copier was in the early 90s.

Have to admit, it was a much better quality machine than anything else I looked at.? And the salesgal was an unbelievably cute redhead.

But it (the copier) came at a premium and my boss wasn't willing to pay it.? The copier we bought instead had to be replaced about 4 years later - I suspect the Xerox would have lasted much longer.? But I still don't know if the cost would have been justified.

On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 11:32 AM, Bruce J wrote:

Xerox could never make their mind up.

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The real ?wonder is how the heck Xerox still exists as a company. I know where I work we haven’t had any actual Xerox copiers since the late 90’s.?

Xerox was never really a copier company. ?It was a paper and toner company -- the consumables generated the vast majority of revenue and profit. ?And guess what brand of supplies went into the majority of those "competing" copiers and printers? ?The rise of office computers catalyzed by the windowing interface greatly increased the creation of paper documents, generating more revenue through paper and toner sales than Xerox ever could've made trying to compete in the computer business.

? -Les
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On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 05:40 PM, Roy wrote:

"Crescent" is a brand name, not really a generic name for an, "adjustable wrench."

Sure. ?And last time I busted my knuckles when the adjustable wrench slipped, I wiped up the blood with a kleenex, put on a couple of band-aids, and took a tylenol for the pain. ?

? -Les

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Xerox could never make their mind up.

In the 80s when I worked at hp, companies were desperate to keep you from verbing their brands, like Xeroxing.? They wanted to be known for more.? Xerox desperately wanted to get past copiers.? ?Then some companies embraced it, like Googling, Tweeting.? It would seem valuable now for your brand to be the standard item.? ?Nice bunny trail.

When I was a kid I was taught by my 80 year old great uncle , a mountain man that one of the most important tools a guy could carry in a rig was a vise grip , the kind with the wire cutters on them . When I asked why he said " ya never know when yer gonna have to cut part of some ranchers fence to tie yer muffler or bumper back on " . Words to live by .
animal

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I have 2 large chain wrenches , they are real popular among my friends . Not sure how many years of hefting one of them up I got left in me though . Mine are probably 3 & 4 feet long without the chain .

Chain Vise Grips are a useful, well made tool. Mine are genuine, not Asian copies. I've got one pair that I added an extra length of chain for torturing larger things ;-)

Roy

Vise Grip is not same without the name Vise Grip on side.?