Over 500 views and only one other reply! I would suggest the thread is almost entirely disfuncional!

No pics, post meandering, no directions to any pics, no size, no material info. Only a few might know or work out that the pics are in an album and the thread at the start of the thread is the lid thread and not the posting!

Lou

sy design. The removable filler should have been at one of the grooves, so no joint would be seen. One hole is often used for a salt cellar or the holes spell a large 'S' for salt In a bigger hole size than for a pepper pot. It should be stainless – damp salt attacks all sorts of metals and a high chrome and nickel gra

de of stainless is even likely required (even silver salt cellars need to be lined to prevent corrosion)

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C'mon, help us out if you want some hi

nts.

Looks alright for a first attempt. Making the first is a pain. If you were to make ten at a time, the method would soon be refined and, as they say, 'practice makes perfect'. You will get used to the lathe – and the cutters, speeds, depth of cut, feed rate, etc – and as experience increases you will wonder why that first project took so much effort?

Soo, it was the thread which was lousy, not your salt shaker.

Might attract more comment with a photo (well done Sean):

Sean has 70 photos in his albums so users are probably put off by the thought of a long search… as it happens it was the first.

Neil

Nothing like jumping in at the deep end for me. My first lathe cut thread had to be good enough to withstand 200 Bar air pressure. I think I used Titanium for that one as its what I had in stock. The second one only 60-70 Bar in brass.

Bazyle Dried peas added to the salt absorbs moisture

Roy

You need free-running table salt with 1% sodium ferrocyanide in it.

What was the brand with a blue label and boy pouring salt on the tail of a chicken?

No challenge, just a suggestion for presents for next Christmas.

Ian S C