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9 October 2015 at 19:28 #207217
cliff james
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Hi

I have purchased a used cl500m lathe and am having trouble with the gearing.

I thought the speed was too fast for turning so removed the gears to see if the previous owner had it set up differently.

I followed the guide on page 21 of the manual but cant seem to get the gears to fit?

If I follow the instructions when I fit gear B 60 teeth it seems too big and hits the middle of gear D which has the nut on it.

It says the gears for turning are 30, 60,27 and 42 but when I follow the guide it just will not fit. does anyone have a photo please.

any help much appreciated

cliff
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9 October 2015 at 19:28 #7825
cliff james
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9 October 2015 at 21:19 #207225
Bodgit Fixit and Run
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There is an allan screw locked swinging plate at the bottom under then driven pully. Also the diagram is a bit confusing. I can't get at mine at the moment because I'm going away but can upload some photos when I get back. Is yours just the lathe or the mill drill head as well.
9 October 2015 at 21:50 #207228
cliff james
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Thanks for the reply but after trying everything went for my tea and when I came back figured out what was wrong.

On page 21 on the chart it says for turning( factory set) 30 A 60 B 27 C 42 D

but when you read on to the other page it says 30A 60 B 27 C 63 D basic setting for turning.

There is no physical way you can do it if you read page 21 but page 22 works fine.

Thanks for your help anyway and I might be in touch to ask you more about this lathe/mill as I am still learning.

regards

cliff
10 October 2015 at 06:26 #207249
Mike Poole
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There appears to be two versions of the manual one has the mistake you have found corrected.

Mike
10 October 2015 at 11:37 #207288
Neil Wyatt
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Welcome aboard Cliff,

Basically for fine turning you want A & C to be as small a gear as you have and B & D to be as large as possible.

Neil
10 October 2015 at 20:51 #207332
cliff james
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Thanks I have now found both versions of the manual.

The manual is not very well illustrated and wondered if anyone could help me with another question

The lathe says its 6 speed but cannot find the gear configurations for the 6 speeds

Any Ideas

cliff
10 October 2015 at 21:05 #207333
Keith Long
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Page 17 – belt positions.
10 October 2015 at 21:14 #207335
cliff james
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got it thanks

now off to the garage to experiment

cliff
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