Hello to everyone

Some of you by now know that I'm the very happy owner of a wandess lathe. The artfull codger(Graham) has given me some really helpful information regarding this machine. My lathe only came with 5 of its original 14 change gears. With help from artfull I can confirm that the change gears are 20 dp. The question I have is if I remove the 20 dp gears entirely can I use a set of 1 mod gears in their place?

I have a complete set of unused 1 mod gears belonging to a Hafco 9×20 lathe and the range of these exactly match the range required for the wandess ie 30 teeth 35 teeth and so on. The bore diameter is slightly smaller but that can be made to fit the wandess. I have not and never will use these gears on the 9×20.

Am I correct in assuming that so long as the gear set is all the same and the tooth count identical that this would then turn the leadscrew just the same regardless of being 20dp or 1 mod or anything else in theory?

In the photo the smallest gear is 20dp as are the 3 below it. The gear behind the smallest is 18dp as are the ones above it (tumbler and spindle gear). I have done a search and can't find anything that matches my question if it has been covered before I apologise in advance.

Cheers Archie

Thank you gentlemen. Thats a win I think I only learnt the theory of dp and mod measurements today after artfull had it in his post. Its good when theory works in practice. I’ve never used my other lathe to cut threads or used the power feed. It has only ever been used to turn,face and bore. I am not a model maker instead my hobby is vintage engines and machinery and I now find that threading on the lathe is going to be a big advantage.
Cheers Archie

Edited By Aircooled Archie on 28/12/2016 09:50:06