WM180 Chage Gears

WM180 Chage Gears

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6 April 2015 at 07:52 #185678
David Cambridge
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Hello All

Yesterday I had my first go at screw cutting on my Warco WM180 lathe – it all went rather well and I was pleased with the results. However, this did mean I also had my first go and changing the gears to get the correct pitch and I’m having difficulty putting things back to how they were before I started. I’ve returned the gears to the original ratio, but unlike before the gears now seem quite noisy. Does anyone have any tips ? It’s not excessive, but it’s annoying that I can’t return things to their original state.

Thanks

David

Edited By David Cambridge on 06/04/2015 07:53:36
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WM180 Chage Gears
6 April 2015 at 08:06 #185680
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Could be badly meshed gears. If you cut some copy paper into thin strips bed this into the mating gear teeth as you assemble them onto the banjo which will give about the right clearance. Just work the gears back & forth buy hand and feed in the strip, it will look like a concetina.

The other thing that can cause problems are the washers that space the gears off the banjo, they are slightly different thicknesses and if mixed up you can get the sides of the gears rubbing each other.
6 April 2015 at 13:18 #185709
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Thanks Jason – putting the paper between the gears worked a treat!

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