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The instructions for the 1120 are really simple and list 127, 80 and 50 teeth change gears, in tandem with the quick change gears, to achieve the thread pitches I was looking for. Those three need to be combined as either 127/80 or 127/50 meshing. Either pair will compound (stack) with 48t...

That's a great idea, @DavidR8 ! I don't have a friend with a printer now, but I might soon!

(I had a typo in the title. It should have said 'Imperial 1120 for metric threads') I've started using my old Standard Modern Series 2000 lathe again recently and one of the tasks I was going to perform was making metric threaded parts. Being an imperial machine I would need change gears. I...

Hey, Jeff. What serial number is your lathe? It's an identical twin to mine, just on opposite sides of the country (mine is in Calgary, AB).

I'm not sure how many years ago it was that I first joined this forum, but it was likely before marriage and kids. That makes it a while ago... so this is as good as a first introduction. There has always been an interest in making and while I've primarily worked in wood I used the excuse of...

I forgot to mention, the cam (bearing in this case) needs to go slightly over center when the machine is lifted so you don't need another method to lock the lever in place. Cheers, Kirk Sent from my SM-N960W using Tapatalk

YYCHM, One simple and cheap-ish option is to purchase workbench retracting casters, often associated with woodworking benches. These may have been mentioned already and I missed it. These are 4 individual units placed at 4 corners with swivel casters built in and a lever per unit that you step...