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So, I did what I didn't really want to do and purchased a Bolton BT1337G bench lathe. Long story.
Apparently this machine is manufactured by several companies in China and sold by many companies in the US in various configurations. On this particular machine, there is a gear box that governs the speed of the lead screw or feed rod, whichever is engaged. The gear box seems to come in one of three varieties:
But, in lieu of that, what got me started on this is I'm trying to figure out what kind of threads I can actually do with this machine, short of physically running it through all its configurations and testing it. I think it will be a reasonably good machine, if I can come up with more complete info for it.
Can anyone assist?
Apparently this machine is manufactured by several companies in China and sold by many companies in the US in various configurations. On this particular machine, there is a gear box that governs the speed of the lead screw or feed rod, whichever is engaged. The gear box seems to come in one of three varieties:
- Norton shift levers like the Grizzly G4003G -- This seems to be the most common and is the only manual I can find, but not my machine.
- Four knobs, don't have an example but there are many I think
- Two knobs and a shift lever -- This is the one I have. This gearbox is also referred to as "closed box"; don't know why, don't really care
But, in lieu of that, what got me started on this is I'm trying to figure out what kind of threads I can actually do with this machine, short of physically running it through all its configurations and testing it. I think it will be a reasonably good machine, if I can come up with more complete info for it.
Can anyone assist?