I have been trying to figure out why every time I attempt to thread on the lathe my tool will not track correctly. I am using the correct procedure with the half nut engaged, because I have done it many times.
I recently crashed the compound into the chuck and instead of hitting the stop button I hit the forward/neutral/reverse lever. Being that it is a single phase 230 volt motor the motor didn't change direction. It just kept going and ended up breaking a few teeth off the change gears. I know now that I need to put a sacrificial pin connecting the lead screw to the drive.
My question is, will missing a few teeth on the gears cause a problem threading?
I recently crashed the compound into the chuck and instead of hitting the stop button I hit the forward/neutral/reverse lever. Being that it is a single phase 230 volt motor the motor didn't change direction. It just kept going and ended up breaking a few teeth off the change gears. I know now that I need to put a sacrificial pin connecting the lead screw to the drive.
My question is, will missing a few teeth on the gears cause a problem threading?