gears

[cliff jamesParticipant @cliffjames46755]

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

[cliff jamesParticipant @cliffjames46755]

[Bodgit Fixit and RunParticipant @bodgitfixitandrun]

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.

[cliff jamesParticipant @cliffjames46755]

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

[Mike PooleParticipant @mikepoole82104]

There appears to be two versions of the manual one has the mistake you have found corrected.

Mike

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

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

[cliff jamesParticipant @cliffjames46755]

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

[Keith LongParticipant @keithlong89920]

Page 17 – belt positions.

[cliff jamesParticipant @cliffjames46755]

got it thanks

now off to the garage to experiment

cliff

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