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I have a pm1236. I have changed gears to cut different threads. One thing I don’t understand, why does the change gear diagram on the manual show the feed gear engaged to the smaller gear? There is a spacer that only lines it up with the gear on the rear. Can someone explain why the manual says 120+127 and whether or not I can connect the feed gear to the gear closest to me, or should it only be meshed with the rear gear?
The manual looks to me like it should be meshed with the gear closest to me, but the spacer doesn’t allow for that properly. I put a picture of where the gear sits with the spacer behind it, instead of in front of it. Yes I’m aware I need to adjust the nut behind to mesh the gears. I was just playing around with the different settings and wondering why the manual shows a picture of the feed gear attached to the gear closest to me, but the actual picture shows something different. I would imagine that the feed gear meshed to 120 teeth, rather than 127 would allow the feed to go slower while allowing me to cut a different set of threads. Hopefully someone understand the change gears better than I do.
The manual looks to me like it should be meshed with the gear closest to me, but the spacer doesn’t allow for that properly. I put a picture of where the gear sits with the spacer behind it, instead of in front of it. Yes I’m aware I need to adjust the nut behind to mesh the gears. I was just playing around with the different settings and wondering why the manual shows a picture of the feed gear attached to the gear closest to me, but the actual picture shows something different. I would imagine that the feed gear meshed to 120 teeth, rather than 127 would allow the feed to go slower while allowing me to cut a different set of threads. Hopefully someone understand the change gears better than I do.
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