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John Rutzen01/12/2020 08:29:23
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I don't usually bother with a tailstock die holder, just bring the tailstock chuck up against the back of the die stock and apply slight pressure as you turn it by hand.

Andrew Johnston01/12/2020 09:54:03
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Posted by John Rutzen on 01/12/2020 08:29:23:

....bring the tailstock chuck up against the back of the die stock and apply slight pressure as you turn it by hand.

I used to do that but the toolpost/cross slide always seemed to be in the way. So I bought a tailstock die holder for the few times that I use dies.

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JasonB01/12/2020 10:09:43
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I used to do the same when I first started out but it's so much easier and quicker to thread under power so a tailstock dieholder is what I use now, just gripping the body with tommy bar removed works for me up to about M6 or larger if a fine thread.

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