Gears – My Workshop

Gears, Gears, Gears – Part 1

26 January 202018 January 2023BlogAdminLeave a comment

I finally decided to start making all of the gears that were missing from my lathe change gear set. The full set is supposed to be something like: 20, 25, 30, 35, 38, 40, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 127. However I am going to make…

First Gear

6 February 20168 June 2021BlogAdminLeave a comment

My Lathe has a 4 teeth per inch (tpi) lead screw, and the chuck thread is 1 1/4″ 9tpi BSF. According to the screw threading data, I can cut this thread using a 40 tooth drive gear on the spindle, an idler and a 90 tooth gear on the lead screw. There are other combinations…