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Hello All,
Thanks for the new 3-in-1 forum.
I have a (new to me) Central Machinery 44142 3-in-1 in the basement that I am trying to make functional. A few parts are missing. A couple of parts that are there, are broken and need replacing/upgrading.
At least one of the plastic lead screw gears is broken. This gear is part of the set that are shifted by the “lead screw lever.” (The gears I am talking about are the only ones that run in an oil bath.) One broken one I can see, was directly driven by a gear on the lathe spindle.
Grizzly G9729 looks like a very similar machine, and parts for it appear available. (Including upgraded all metal gears.) From what I can see with my aging eyes, it appears that to replace the gears, they need to be puzzled out the side opening in the tower that houses the lathe spindle. Anyone have experience replacing said gears? If so, care to share on the difficulty of the job please? Also, anyone know for sure if the 44142 and G9729 are twins? I have been told that Enco also sold a similar machine.
Thank You
Thanks for the new 3-in-1 forum.
I have a (new to me) Central Machinery 44142 3-in-1 in the basement that I am trying to make functional. A few parts are missing. A couple of parts that are there, are broken and need replacing/upgrading.
At least one of the plastic lead screw gears is broken. This gear is part of the set that are shifted by the “lead screw lever.” (The gears I am talking about are the only ones that run in an oil bath.) One broken one I can see, was directly driven by a gear on the lathe spindle.
Grizzly G9729 looks like a very similar machine, and parts for it appear available. (Including upgraded all metal gears.) From what I can see with my aging eyes, it appears that to replace the gears, they need to be puzzled out the side opening in the tower that houses the lathe spindle. Anyone have experience replacing said gears? If so, care to share on the difficulty of the job please? Also, anyone know for sure if the 44142 and G9729 are twins? I have been told that Enco also sold a similar machine.
Thank You