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Roger Shoaf wrote:
"Rex Burkheimer" wrote in message
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OK guys, help me find a gear for my lathe.
Enco 1024
Enco is no help.

Those South Bends, Logans and Clausings are looking better now aren't
they. You can still buy these parts both new and used for the American
iron and the Chineese iron is unobtainium. As a general rule, it seems,
that spares become nonexistent when the machines go out of production.
Not really logical given that few machines require parts until they
begin to show signs of age.

How fricking hard can it be to find a metric gear, given you have
others in the gear train and the original, though damaged one? Sheesh.
I'd *never* approach the lathe manufacturer in a case like this unless
the gear had internal splines or something really, really oddball. And
maybe not even then. You'd pay far more than a gear supplier would
charge.

PDW