Pulled the cover off the gear box..and yeah..wiped out (2) bevel gears. Im not sure why it did it in the way that it did it. Looks like something jammed in there..but I cant find any busted pieces of anything other than teeth. Might have wedged a busted tooth in there...shrug.
Boston Gear Catalog time. If I order them from Clausing..Ill likely have to sell a child to pay for the parts. Gonna replace the gear shifter piece as well..its pretty well worn out also.
Gunner
Correction..I know why it did it..there is no shear pin on the powerfeed rod. There is one on the threading lead screw. After going through the schematics (yeah..I have the manuals)..there is ZERO clutch for the powerfeed section..which surprised the hell out of me. Something to watch for in the future. Or modify the machine and put a shear pin in the powerfeed rod. Which..may be the smart thing to do.
The gears that swallowed their asses..are on the drive side of the quick change gear box..not the output side going to the screw(s)
Humph!
Gunner
Gunner
A way smarter thing to do: even when you're only working up near the chuck, roll the blanket all the way off the machine instead of leaving it draped over the tailstock. Sure, this time your little lathe tent only screwed up your life for a few weeks. But next time there may be a garter snake inside that tent, and when he sticks his head out you're going to fall backwards over whatever crap is laying behind you, and impale yourself on whatever other crap is piled on top.
It doesn't hurt to give them a call and try to negotiate. After a bit of fussing they gave me "dealer pricing" as they could't find a dealer near me.
call clausing and ask, their prices were quite reasonable
Suckage. So, ya gonna drill-'n-pin it? Are those gears sitting on bearings or splined shafts? If splines, that negates that concept, as far as those gears go. Looks like a combo, but I can't see the entire drivetrain.
Easy access/replacement. Since it's a popularly rebuilt lathe, chances are good that gears A) aren't too highly priced, and B) are readily available.
Pic 6 (flat-sided round gear) is telling. :/
Does that cause more work? And does it change your opinion of the cause of the failure? I love troubleshooting things so I can do mods which save them from a future (expensive/time-consuming) failure.
I just got back from CA. Too tired, but waved down toward your house.
We got Mom moved into the assisted living place (6 bedroom house with rooms for 4 seniors with dementia) WHEW, I didn't realize so much crap could be shoehorned into such a small apartment! 4 people, 2 trucks, 4 days, and we're done. She's happy, we're happy, it's all good.
I agree, I bought parts from Clausing often.
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