What are Back Gears and How to Use them

[@DavoShed]

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[@matthhood]

Found myself a nameless lathe i'm trying to restore with a back gear and now i finally know what those gears do. Great thanks!

[@DavoShed]

That’s great! I love my old lathe. I’ve been meaning to do more videos on it. If you come up with questions just let me know.

[@straydog4204]

Love tutorial great job.

[@DavoShed]

Glad you liked it. I think some people look at them and wonder what they do. For large diameters the are really useful.

[@jethrosnyman8928]

Just bought a tv36, looking forward to turning my first project

[@DavoShed]

Atlas made good quality equipment. I have been fixing things here and there on mine for years. I like old machines :) I have a play list with other how-to’s if you are interested. Depends how much experience you already have. Let me know if you can’t find it. Good luck and have fun.

[@davidgagnon2849]

Great explanation! Thank you!

[@DavoShed]

Your welcome. Get out there and turn something slowly 🤠

[@davidgagnon2849]

@@DavoShed ;-)

[@dougmac777]

Great video and good information!

[@DavoShed]

Glad you got something out of it. No excuse not to go slow now 🤠

[@Bolandcustoms]

It's 3am and I randomly had a thought, I wonder how the back gears actually function in my hercus 9... and here we are. Thanks haha

[@DavoShed]

Now you know! They are interesting in their simplicity. I’m thinking about making a wooden clock that uses the same principle. (Usually at 3am, puts me straight back to sleep) 🤠

[@fricknjeep]

hi there good looking old lathe john

[@DavoShed]

Yeah I prefer the old stuff. It can still make accurate parts. In my next video released tomorrow I demonstrate making a metric thread where this lathe has an imperial lead screw. A few challenges to work around but I like a challenge. A 60 year old guy taught me this when I was 16. Now I’m 60 so I thought I should teach someone else 🤠

[@charleswelch249]

I have a south bend 9" lathe and it works same as your late. Much better built than the cheap Chinese lathe they are selling today.

[@DavoShed]

Great to hear you enjoy your lathe. Mine was frozen up in a few places when I got it. Mostly works great now. I do have a play list with all my videos that feature the lathe. My cross slide is a bit loose in the middle of the travel. If I adjust the gib I can’t get to the extremities any more. I’m putting off re-machining the dove tails due to fear of mucking it up. I’m sure it will make a great video when I bite the bullet and do it. Thanks for commenting! (Most stuff out of China has zero quality control)

[@Mike-vo8nk]

And when would I use those speeds Dave :-)

[@DavoShed]

That’s a great idea Mike. I’d need a presenter with boobs or my audience might die from boredom. :) I might just do a video explaining surface speed of different materials and cutting tools. Maybe if some people like this comment 🤠