Emco Compact 8

[Rich Henderson]

What about some grizzly gears, I used some for my Compact 8 and work just fine, steel too! Wished I had a QCGB

The grizzly gears I have found all seem to have key ways instead of the role pin hole from the Emco design.

 

[bukwirm]

As long as the gears are the same otherwise, you could probably just ignore the keyways and drill a hole to match the Emco pin.

 

[Rich Henderson]

True, I wonder if most gears are hardened. And if they are, are just the teeth hardened or the whole body of the gear too.

 

[bukwirm]

Many gears are hardened, but I doubt Grizzly bothers to harden their change gears. They don't really need to be high-performance gears, and hardening would cost extra money. The change gears on my generic Taiwanese 1440 lathe are definitely not hardened - a file cuts them easily.