08-08-2015, 05:59 AM
The 127 tooth gear is the important ingredient in cutting metric threads on an imperial machine- being the lowest whole multiple of 25.4 which of course is mm to inch. Was missing from my lathe when I bought it and I made a 100km round trip to the previous owner to get it- only to find it had been lost! 
Not the same as converting the whole machine to metric, if by that you mean the feed dials etc but that would be an impractical task. Looks like a nice lathe you have, I'm sure you will enjoy it. There may be a chart on the machine showing the arrangement of the change gears for the various thread pitches.
Not the same as converting the whole machine to metric, if by that you mean the feed dials etc but that would be an impractical task. Looks like a nice lathe you have, I'm sure you will enjoy it. There may be a chart on the machine showing the arrangement of the change gears for the various thread pitches.
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.