Handy-Thread

Operation:

The patented “Handy-Thread” machine operates on a completely different principle than other threading machines on the market. It has no chucking or feed levers, no foot switches, and no clutches. All that is required of the operator is to insert the rod to be threaded through a short collet and against a stop, push the rod and carriage slightly forward (the chuck clamps the rod and the stop swings away), continue pushing the rod and its carriage forward until the rod engages the rotating threading head. At the proper thread length the threading head opens automatically. The operator then pulls the carriage (and rod) back to full retracted position and withdraws the threaded rod. Clamping and unclamping of the rod in its collet, and opening and re-cocking of the threading head are all done automatically as the movement of the carriage actuates various adjustable limit switches.

The machine can quickly be set up for a different threads. The operator removes the collet and threading head then installs the new collet and threading head and sets the desired thread length, using the built-in calibrated thread length quick set gauge. The machine is then ready for operation. It will produce any thread in its size range as fast as it is possible to run the threading head without damage to the head, or without exceeding the HP rating of the electric motor. A larger electric motor can be furnished to order.