It could be that it actually has a metric lead screw and gear
box. In that case cutting inch threads is much like cutting metric
threads on an inch lathe and cross slide and compound will be in
mm., thread dial is different etc.
If you do have a metric lathe you can likely find somebody who
really wants it and work out a favorable trade. They're relatively
uncommon.
On 6/10/24 18:43, m. allan noah wrote:
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20 or 40 on headstock stud, 56 tooth on gearbox, 80
tooth idler on banjo.
I’m picking up a 1980s vintage 10k with quick change. The
end gears have been set up for metric. Is there a schematic
for setting it up standard setting again. I have gears that
came with it but I’m not sure which to use.?
thanks?
Dave
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"well, I stand up next to a
mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand"
