stainless joint question

[sliprock]

I've never installed a stainless joint before, but was thinking about experimenting with an old house cue. I've got the tenon threader that Chris H sells and was wondering how far you guys undercut the tenon. I'm going to experiment with some scrap wood but was looking for a starting point. How about .600? Too much?

Thanks

 

[dave sutton]

.580 then wax it up like a ferrule. i use bees wax. on and off bout 3 times til get to the bttom. make sure you face the SS bottom too

 

[dave sutton]

also do you put it in the tailstock for stabilitly? if so i also use vicegrips on the back of the threader so i have leverage and dont hurt my wrists twisting

 

[cueman]

I usually say .580 to .585 on 5/8-11 threader. So Dave is right on that and I like his vice grips idea. I think I would wrap it with a thick piece of leather first so as not to eat of the brass with the pliers.

 

[sliprock]

Alrighty then. Thanks for the advice. I'll test drive the threader later today.

 

[bman43]

also do you put it in the tailstock for stabilitly? if so i also use vicegrips on the back of the threader so i have leverage and dont hurt my wrists twisting

i ground two flat sides on my threader so i can use a wrench on it.also the 5/8-18 cuts a lot easier than the 5/8-11.

 

[dave sutton]

I don't have a problem with it being hard as long as I don't go on too deep in one shot. 3or4 on and off. The key is the wax tho