Lathe thread cutting change gear calculator

[kwijibo99]

Thanks for that Vernon, works a treat
Very nice bit of work indeed.
Cheers,
Greg.

[Bryan]

Sounds very handy. Can't run it on the mac though.
Was it too complex for a spreadsheet?

[Vernonv]

Sounds very handy. Can't run it on the mac though.

Can't you run it on something like WINE?

Was it too complex for a spreadsheet?

Don't know ... possibly. I don't normally use spread sheets other than for relatively simple calculations.

[Old Sparkie]

Vernonv,
As I have just invested in a new Hafco Al-320 lathe and as I have not yet got my brain around the thread cutting bit this sounds like just what I require, however have tried both my Vista and the cheese & XP to no avail
Regards & keep smiling
Les.

[Vernonv]

Just a bit of an update on the download issues ... I can open the file OK if downloaded via Firefox, but I can't if I download via IE.

Here are a couple of knowledge base articles from MS.
Issue with XP - Zip Files Downloaded with Internet Explorer Are Not Saved to Your Computer
Issues with IE and the server - An error occurs after downloading a .ZIP file with Internet Explorer (MS are blaming the server settings not IE ).

[Vernonv]

Hi,
I've finally gotten around to adding some improvements (I hope ) to the lathe gears calculator. In this version:

• You can select setups for different lathes. There are only a couple in there at the moment - note that if you know the settings for a particular lathe, let me know what they are and I will add it.
• The calculation of ratios is much quicker now.
• There is a "find missing gear" function that allows you to figure out what gear you are missing for a particular thread you are wanting to cut.
• You can sort the results list by clicking on the column headings.

Thank you to those who have posted, PM'ed and emailed me suggestions and lathe gear setups. Like I said above if you have a lathe gear setup for a particular lathe, save it under the <Generic> setup and email me the LatheGears.ini file and I will add it to the program ... that way we can share the knowledge.

Again, feedback and suggestions welcome. BTW mods, feel free to remove the old zip attachments if you wish.

[barkersegg]

Thanks Vernonv..........have forwarded an email with gears, leadscrew and specs for my AL320G.......appreciate your efforts..................Lee

[markjaffa]

Great work Vernon! Love the upgrades. Cheers

[Grahame Collins]

Thank you Vernonv,

It will be useful

Grahame

[Vernonv]

Better late then never. Here is the latest upgrade to LatheGears with lots of changes mostly based on user feedback.

One of the biggest changes is the ability to set fixed gears i.e. you can set 1, 2, 3 or 4 (unlikely 4) gears that MUST be used in the calculations.

The zip file contains a installation exe file.

I'm still looking for additional .lat (lathe) files that people may have set up for particular lathes. This will allow me to add more "standard" lathes to the selection list.

All feedback welcome ... and I will eventually get around to including it if I can.

Enjoy.

[morrisman]

thanks so much Vernon

I downloaded the latest version, but my unzip software doesn't open it . I have XP .............. Mike

Extracting to "c:\unzipped\LatheGears2\"
Use Path: yes Overlay Files: no
warning [C:/download/LatheGears2.zip]: extra 417 bytes at beginning or within Zip file (attempting to process anyway)
Error in file #1: bad Zip file offset (Error local header signature not found): 0
(attempting to re-compensate)
Error in file #1: bad Zip file offset (Error local header signature not found): 0

[Ueee]

Mike,
If you want to, pm me your email and I'll send it to you unzipped.

Ewan

[morrisman]

Mike,
If you want to, pm me your email and I'll send it to you unzipped.

Ewan

Ewan

That exe file didn't work, I think some of it is missing . Don't worry.

I've tried 3 different unzip programmes, but I cannot unzip Vernons zip files with any of them .

I will try it on another computer ..maybe the library if I ask them nicely

[Ueee]

Ewan

That exe file didn't work, I think some of it is missing . Don't worry.

I've tried 3 different unzip programmes, but I cannot unzip Vernons zip files with any of them .

I will try it on another computer ..maybe the library if I ask them nicely

Mike,
It installed for me, but now it is saying ACE32.DLL is missing.
A little help please Vernon?

Ewan

[Vernonv]

Hi Guys,
Not sure why the unzip isn't working???? I will look into the ACE32.DLL issue tomorrow and upload a fix.