Lindsay Books reprints a bunch of old lathe
manuals. The one that would probably be
best for you is South Bend's "How to Run a
Lathe". The manuals usually run about $8.
Lindsay is at http://www.lindsaybks.com/
The backgear you have is engaged by the
eccentric mounting of the backgear shaft.
By rotating what looks like one end of the
shaft the gears will mesh. Your are most
likely missing the lever that turns the
eccentric. Keep in mind that the bullgear,
the big gear on the spindle, must be unpinned
for the backgear mechanism to opperate. If
the bullgear isn't free to rotate the backgear
mechanism is locked solid and can't rotate.
This is handy for removing a stuck chuck but
plays hell with belts and gear teeth under
power.
Check out Lindsay.
Cheers,
Kelley Mascher (206) 528-2713
Children's Hospital & Med. Center mascher@u.washington.edu
Audiology Research Seattle, Washington USA
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Rex Burkheimer wrote:
> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:52:04 -0500
> From: Rex Burkheimer <rex@txol.net>
> To: Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Subject: lathe question
>
>
> My 9"Logan lathe has a shaft with gears that I cannot figure out what to do
> with. It is just behind the driven pulleys in the headstock, on a shaft
> parallel with the headstock and directly behind it. It has a large gear
> (~5") on the right side and a small gear on the left. Total length is about
> 10".
> It does not mesh with any of the gears on the headstock, but it looks like
> it would. Judging by the size of the gears, I would suspect they are to
> provide lower shaft speeds. However, there appears to be no provision for
> bringing the gears into mesh.
> Can anyone tell me what I'm looking at and how it is used?
>
> Rex Burkheimer
> Fort Worth
> rex@txol.net
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