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Luxcut help. High/low gear

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R1ch222

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Luxcut lathe. Model 1136

I cannot for the life of me get the high/low gear to mesh properly. Wondering if someone has any insight. Seems like whenever I try to adjust it’s either too far away and skips gears, when I adjust it just the slightest closer it does not move/locks up. I bought the lathe with this issue so hoping someone can help. In my opinion the cam shaft that the gear rides on looks to be homemade, so maybe that’s the issue. See pics. Possibly hoping for someone with the same late to send me pics of theirs and I can compare.
Thanks
 

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Interesting, I think maybe the shaft is the issue. Seems mine moves a lot maybe the offset is wrong. I could get better pics of mine engaged and disengaged in the next couple of days when I’m back home.
 
When mine is engaged in high there is about 30 thou clearance between the gearsPXL_20260202_195258707.jpg
In low, like thisunnamed.jpg
And when it is in low you are disengaging the pin on the main gear behind the chuck, right?
 
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R1ch222 said:
hey that may be the issue. What does the pin on the main gear look like? I will have to look at that when I’m back home.
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To run in low gear you have to pull the pin out and give it 1/4 turn to lock it otherwise you are trying to turn the spindle with both the low gear and high gear at the same time.
 
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