Re: Heavy 10 gearbox
Bill,
Those gears that mesh with the tumbler gears are not keyed to the shaft. They are part of a progressive reduction as they go from the input end of the gearbox to the center. That tumbler selects
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John Burt
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Re: Heavy 10 gearbox
??? ??? You might also ask over? here
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/categories/south-bend-lathes.25/
Lots of South Bend knowledge over there
animal
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mike allen
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Re: Heavy 10 gearbox
Hi group,Over the years now in then I need the use of my wide rangedouble tumber gear box for cutting screw threads. The problem is I do not have rotation to my lead screw in?E,F,G speeds only A -D
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bill tober
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Re: Adapted a 9¡± steady rest for my 10L
??? ??? Gotter done , nice job
animal
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mike allen
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Re: Adapted a 9¡± steady rest for my 10L
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Robert Streaker
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Adapted a 9¡± steady rest for my 10L
Like others before me, I found it difficult to find a steady rest for my Heavy 10.
I found this nicely made one for a 9¡± SB that has a 5¡± bore size.
With 5¡± to work with and being made out of
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tk_1971
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Re: Cover for cross slide screw with TTA
And this time with pictures...
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[email protected]
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Cover for cross slide screw with TTA
Evening all,
Please find attached 3 photos of a cover I recently knocked up for the purpose of keeping swarf out of the cross slide screw on the railway's 14.5" x 6' toolroom SB.? I have seen these
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[email protected]
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Re: Parts for sale Not mine
Have to be a member of farce book
[email protected]> wrote:
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Thomas Tallant
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Re: Depth of cuts
Link belts used to be, and I assume still are, very stretchy indeed, when compared with a modern cut edge (and maybe notched) V belt, which have negligible stretch, and indeed, shrink in length if
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[email protected]
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Parts for sale Not mine
Wasn't somebody here looking for this?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3133944583578155/?mibextid=dXMIcH
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W.D.Bill
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Re: Depth of cuts
Hows your spindle bearings ? Have you done the test by using a rod
through the spindle hole & lifting the rod to see what your clearances
are ? Whats your finished product look like ? Like everyone
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mike allen
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Re: Depth of cuts
.050 should be obtainable on a SB9.
If the belt is slipping, you should try to increase the tension first. Link belts are usually not a problem. Disconnect the belts and confirm that the spindle
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Mike Poore
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Re: Depth of cuts
Do you have the setup with the V belt pulley on the motor and a large flat pulley on the countershaft? Looks strange but this was standard.
I'm a great fan of the link belts for V-belt pulleys. I've
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Davis Johnson
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Re: Depth of cuts
Can you share some photos of your belt setup? In particular, the area with
the bearing that's throwing oil.
I had similar problems with belt slipping, and just had to tighten it up;
but I haven't had
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Rogan Creswick
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Re: Depth of cuts
Wow. Lots of questions. One fact is really obvious. My machine operator pair should take cuts 10x deeper than I am.
The lathe head and all associated gearing is good. It was recently rebuilt and all
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Steven Schlegel
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Re: Depth of cuts
If the spindle is slowing or stopping either: 1. the motor is not powerful enough (1/4 should do better, 1/2 is plenty)? 2. the belt is slipping on a pulley or? 3. a pulley is slipping on a shaft(
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Robert Bradley
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Re: Depth of cuts
What sort of carbide are you using? I've never had good luck with the 0 degree rake brazed carbide. I hear that it wants to run really fast.
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Davis Johnson
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Re: Depth of cuts
0.002¡± is way too low. I run 0.015¡±-0.020¡± at a minimum for the hardest materials. Material? Speeds? What size is your motor?
Brandon
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Brandon Corey
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Re: Depth of cuts
I regularly take .050 on my 9A
Two variables to look at - feeds and speeds.
Try feeding slower.
Make sure your RPM is right for the diameter - your SFPM (surface feet per minute). This can make a
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Davis Johnson
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