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OK Thanks guys, yes thats what I am going for, no change gears for inch threads from 4-56 TPI or so. I just wanted to make sure I wasnt missing anything obvious thats finer than 56TPI. A few cases came up, but nothing that I see thats too common. Just checking my thinking against others for a bit. I've done a lot of difficult things in a machine shop, worked on some pretty difficult jobs. But I am not sure if I would be able to make a #1 screw. Heck even a 4-40 is tiny.
There will be change gears for Metric, the gearbox to do that without change gears is just way too big for these smaller machines. We are just working on shrinking down a gearbox like the one from the 1340GT that cuts them all without a change gear, so it can fit on a smaller machine. My goal is a 10/11" Lathe with a quick change gearbox, no change gears for any common inch threads. At a reasonable price. None exist that I've ever found.
There will be change gears for Metric, the gearbox to do that without change gears is just way too big for these smaller machines. We are just working on shrinking down a gearbox like the one from the 1340GT that cuts them all without a change gear, so it can fit on a smaller machine. My goal is a 10/11" Lathe with a quick change gearbox, no change gears for any common inch threads. At a reasonable price. None exist that I've ever found.