james huxstep | 25/02/2017 19:47:38 |
![]() 91 forum posts 24 photos | Hi all i have recently purchased second hand a aew vertical mill with a powerfeed table. I didnt get any other gears with it it has one gear already in situ which is pretty slow.any ideas on getting hold of any of the others? |
vintagengineer | 25/02/2017 19:50:57 |
![]() 469 forum posts 6 photos | Make them or try HPC gears. |
james huxstep | 25/02/2017 20:02:35 |
![]() 91 forum posts 24 photos | Thanks One think that puzzles me is that theres obviouly different number of teeth as the table says on the top, but you cant move the driven gear spindle to fit a gear with more teeth which has a bigger radius to fit more teeth on.or am i wrong? |
vintagengineer | 25/02/2017 20:06:31 |
![]() 469 forum posts 6 photos | Any photos?
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Mike Poole | 25/02/2017 20:18:38 |
![]() 3676 forum posts 82 photos | I am not familiar with the machine, but would the gears be changed as a pair so the centre distance does not change. If you read up on gears you should be able to take some measurements to determine the spec of the gear and as mentioned above source from a gear supplier. It is quite possible that some readily available lathe change gears might be suitable or adaptable. Mike |
Neil Wyatt | 25/02/2017 20:44:50 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | You might just swap over the two gears to get two different speeds: dog slow and Harold Hare. Neil |
james huxstep | 25/02/2017 20:55:04 |
![]() 91 forum posts 24 photos | The reference manual says the picking gears |
james huxstep | 25/02/2017 20:55:05 |
![]() 91 forum posts 24 photos | The reference manual says the picking gears |
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