Many thanks Curt - this is VERY useful. I’m not sure which gear sets I have, but I can tell you that, in addition to the 3 gears installed on the make (2 large ones and a smaller one connected to the crank handle) I have a further 6 gears of various sizes, and 5 gears with holes in - which I assign are indexing gears.
I don’t have any videos so, the links you provide are, again, very helpful. Using the information you have provided I will play around. From what I can see from this group, I should be able to come up to speed quickly. I would love to win one of your indexing heads so, I will post as often as I can …. but only when I have something constructive to add. I don’t want to clog-up the groups email just for the sake of it. If there are any topics I can help with that others may find interesting, please let me know (BTW - my background is in computing, computer programming, robotics, etc.) Many thanks for your swift response, and great help Curt. Rick > On Nov 2, 2021, at 9:20 AM, 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills > <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hey Rick > Let me also say, or ask? what get sets you have? legacy make 3 different > sets, the standard set and two others, If you see on the chart I sent you. > the idea is to match the drive gear to the chart, this is a easy reference. > the idea of a pitch, is how far you have to move over a spindle diameter to > make a full rotation. > So If you use an "A" gear you will move 2" for one full rotation, according > to the chart. > Now this is only 1/2 of the story. you also have to think of how many starts > you will need to fill in your rope. To make this easy, lets say you have a > 1" spindle, and you are using a 1" roping bit. > Most roped cuts looks best with 3 or 4 starts, If you use a 2" pitch it will > look more like an all-thread rod.(to fine of a pitch.) so with my rule of > thumb 3-4 time the diameter of the spindle looks best. > So On a 1" spindle a "B" or "C" gear, should look good. > > Legacy's method for cutting is to make your first cut, reverse the machine > back to the beginning. then move the carriage forward the spacing you want. > then lock in the carriage onto the acme screw, then reverse it back to the > starting point and cut again. then repeat until you have cut your wanted > number of cuts. > > Now the funny thing on this topic. is I/We are offering two sets of a proto > type indexing head that make roping much simpler. All you have to do it post > to the group. the two people who have the most postings to the group this > month, will win a roping index and 4 index plates. > So your timing is very good. Day 2 of this contest. and you have one posting. > ;-) > Feel free to post and ask as many questions as you can. > > talk to you more latter. > > Have a good day. > > C.A.G. > On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 08:34:13 AM EDT, Rick Hutley > <rghut...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Folks, > > I am new to the Legacy mill (I just obtained a 900 unit) and this group - > thanks for letting me join. While I have the manual that tells me how to put > the machine together, it gives no information on what all the gears mean - or > how to interpret the gear emblem on the end of the unit (the one showing the > A, B, …. circles). I’ve searched online but cannot find any information on > how to use the gears, and when I called Legacy they simply said they don’t > support the ornamental mills anymore and were of no help at all! > > I am hoping someone in the group can point me towards any information on what > the gears are, and how to use them - and any other useful information that’s > not covered in the manual. For example, I am experimenting with ropes, and > hollow ropes, but without an understanding of the gears etc. it’s hard to > know how to use this sophisticated and flexible machine. > > Many thanks > Rick > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > <mailto:unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.> > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/A8144B08-C011-4213-9DFB-63C81F6FFA26%40gmail.com. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/59520843.2082922.1635859250110%40mail.yahoo.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/59520843.2082922.1635859250110%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > <GEAR CHART.jpg> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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