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Small gloat, Hendey lathe, and questions...
Hi guys,
I've just acquired a Hendey lathe, story and pics are at http://home.comcast.net/~glyford/lathe/hendey.htm and I have a few questions. Does anyone have something similar and can tell me the toothcount, DP, and arrangement of the gears from the dog clutch to the quick change gearbox? My feed plate indicates a 144T and two 36T gears are used, but my understanding is that any combination that gives me a 1:4, 1:1, and 4:1 ratio (such as 24/96T, etc) and can fit on the banjo will work. If this is so, then it would be a lot easier for me to reconstruct the feed on this since I could use any other lathe gears of the right pitch that I could find. Anyone see any problems with that approach? Also, does anyone know off the top of their heads if the usual suspects for lathe parts in the NE have anything for Hendeys? Plaza, Mermac, etc.? Thanks a bunch, --Glenn Lyford |
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Small gloat, Hendey lathe, and questions...
Glenn,
By the powers vested in me by the powers that vest powers and all who have vested powers vested in them, I hearby authorize you to clean and organize your shop hencewith. '- ) _-_-bear PS. I can say this, since I just did that to mine... well it's about 80% finished this weekend... and yes it was worth it. :- ) Glenn Lyford wrote: Hi guys, I've just acquired a Hendey lathe, story and pics are at http://home.comcast.net/~glyford/lathe/hendey.htm and I have a few questions. Does anyone have something similar and can tell me the toothcount, DP, and arrangement of the gears from the dog clutch to the quick change gearbox? My feed plate indicates a 144T and two 36T gears are used, but my understanding is that any combination that gives me a 1:4, 1:1, and 4:1 ratio (such as 24/96T, etc) and can fit on the banjo will work. If this is so, then it would be a lot easier for me to reconstruct the feed on this since I could use any other lathe gears of the right pitch that I could find. Anyone see any problems with that approach? Also, does anyone know off the top of their heads if the usual suspects for lathe parts in the NE have anything for Hendeys? Plaza, Mermac, etc.? Thanks a bunch, --Glenn Lyford -- _-_- BEAR Labs - Custom Audio Equipment, Cables, Mods, Repairs - http://www.bearlabs.com |
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Small gloat, Hendey lathe, and questions...
By the powers vested in me by the powers that vest powers and all
who have vested powers vested in them, I hearby authorize you to clean and organize your shop hencewith. '- ) Yes, I need help, I've been on the Packrats Anonymous gang since 'way back. See http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%2...s+anonymous%22 besides, how do you think I made room for the lathe...? :^) :^) :^) --Glenn Lyford |
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Small gloat, Hendey lathe, and questions...
You may need the larger gear to bridge to the QC box.
From about 1892 Hendey made an early form of QC, the Hendey-Norton. Norton held the 1892 patent for it. I don't have the number, off hand. Your machine looks even earlier, though. No, it specifically states Norton Patent gearbox, 1892, so it's at least that new. :^) Besides, I thought the earlier ones were change gear? The feedplate looks almost exactly like the one in the dropbox from a couple of years back, except it says "Feeds 7 times threads per inch". But as long as I have enough idlers to convey the power, the speeds should work, yes? I'd make an extra gear bracket if I have to, though I suspect there's enough adjustment in the current one so that'd not be needed, though I would have to make some extra studs... A couple of years ago there was a guy posting here from Torrington, where they were based. He had some Hendey machinery for display there, iirc. Perhaps you could scout out that city to see if anything like that is still there. Frank Morrison Good idea, thank you. --Glenn Lyford |
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Small gloat, Hendey lathe, and questions...
By the powers vested in me by the powers that vest powers and all
who have vested powers vested in them, I hearby authorize you to clean and organize your shop hencewith. '- ) Yes, I need help, I've been on the Packrats Anonymous gang since 'way back. See http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%2...s+anonymous%22 besides, how do you think I made room for the lathe...? Yep, I started that thread back way back when. Since then I've retired and practically made a new profession of getting rid of "junque" by gifting local kids and anyone else who needs really neat stuff. I consider myself a reformed sinner who hoarded way too much material and gadgetry. On the down side, there are several parents in town who turn out the lights and barricade the doors when they see me drive up in my truck. Earle Rich Mont Vernon, NH |
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Small gloat, Hendey lathe, and questions...
On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 19:24:03 GMT, Glenn Lyford
wrote: Hi guys, I've just acquired a Hendey lathe, story and pics are at http://home.comcast.net/~glyford/lathe/hendey.htm Welll Done!! Gunner No 220-pound thug can threaten the well-being or dignity of a 110-pound woman who has two pounds of iron to even things out. Is that evil? Is that wrong? People who object to weapons aren't abolishing violence, they're begging for the rule of brute force, when the biggest, strongest animals among men were always automatically "right". Guns end that, and social democracy is a hollow farce without an armed populace to make it work. - L. Neil Smith |
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