Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] re:CNC Lathe Threading

By "insert a gear" I hope you mean "replace" a gear?
Adding a gear within the train will not change the gear ratio but it WILL
change the direction of rotation of the feed/lead shafts.

Smoke

>You will not LOSE the ABILITY to thread, BUT your thread 'charts'
>WILL be ALL messed up, UNLESS you use a ballscrew the with the same
>threads per inch/mm!
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>So, two approaches: One, re-figure the "available threads/feeds" with
>the new l/s; two, insert a gear which 'makes up the difference' at
>the end of the new screw.
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>Hope this helps.
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