Need to make my own lathe gear

jims-terrano · 26-07-2023, 21:24

That’s a fine job that Rick, mind you brass being softer than steel could that make it a sacrificial component to save the rest of the gears should something go wrong. Call it a safety modification and sound all clever.

I’ve never tried a metal lathe, I loved the wood turning lathes at school.

Lathes used to be made at a company in the town I grew up in, the tall part of the cases were stored outside. When mum walked me and my brother to grandma’s house I thought they looked like an army of darleks or robots. It was only when I moved to senior school and saw the lathes that I recognised the shapes of the cases and then recognised the company name. Sadly the company is history now and gone the way of the rest of this country’s manufacturing industry of this once great nation.

26-07-2023, 21:24	#16
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	That’s a fine job that Rick, mind you brass being softer than steel could that make it a sacrificial component to save the rest of the gears should something go wrong. Call it a safety modification and sound all clever. I’ve never tried a metal lathe, I loved the wood turning lathes at school. Lathes used to be made at a company in the town I grew up in, the tall part of the cases were stored outside. When mum walked me and my brother to grandma’s house I thought they looked like an army of darleks or robots. It was only when I moved to senior school and saw the lathes that I recognised the shapes of the cases and then recognised the company name. Sadly the company is history now and gone the way of the rest of this country’s manufacturing industry of this once great nation.