Re: quick change gearbox questions
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m. allan noah
You don't have a workshop lathe, you have the older, heavier, wide-bed 'Series O' 9" lathe. In the late 30's, this lathe was improved (Series R, S, T etc) and had its swing raised to make the Heavy 10 (aka 10R and 10L). My understanding (though I have not measured it), is that the location of the leadscrew was moved away from the bed during these updates, so the Heavy 10 gearbox will not work. You would need a gearbox from a similar era 9", which unfortunately looks really similar to the Heavy 10. On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 7:33?PM Neil Hitze via <nebenco=[email protected]> wrote: Periodic maintenance begets upgrades, as they do.? I've had my 1926 9" workshop(?) model B 4 foot for about eight years, and have been upgrading things as needed. I'm thinking that I might take the quick change gearbox plunge. I'm not restoring the lathe, so originality isn't a concern - only compatibility and function. -- "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand" |