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Hail! The makerspace I go to needs some parts for their lathe. The gearbox for the leadscrew has given out and we need to source some replacements.

Anyone in know where to look? We are located in Canada.

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[–] Steamymoomilk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Steamymoomilk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what kind of gear do you need to replace? or are all the gears roached?

[–] DScratch 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most are fine!

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/59a8a595-fe7c-4622-9dd2-9dfe72691114.png

These two mean we can only cut certain threads.

[–] DScratch 1 points 1 year ago

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/9a71d048-a46f-4505-aa06-8a78a9c05b0b.png

Part numbers from the manual.