Rob F.
Diamond
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2012
- Location
- California, Central Coast
Question for the board, I have a 16cw with a top speed of 1200 rpm. Locally for sale is a 16cy with a 487rpm. They both have the same threading range of 2-120 threads/inch. cw is made 8-42 and cy 1-43.
I am thinking of looking at the CY, price seems OK but he might negotiate down a bit. I am not liking the slower speeds and was thinking I could swap motor pulleys and gear speed tags to give the cy a 1200 rpm range. I am not positive the headstock gear ratios are the same so the tag might not be correct at all rpms, but I would expect them to be same.
Are the two models identical with the only change being leadscrew reverse on the CY?
The info I found in searching here was the factory had a top speed on CY at 1000rpm, beckley23 did a pulley swap on his to 1100 and said it was fine.
I am thinking of looking at the CY, price seems OK but he might negotiate down a bit. I am not liking the slower speeds and was thinking I could swap motor pulleys and gear speed tags to give the cy a 1200 rpm range. I am not positive the headstock gear ratios are the same so the tag might not be correct at all rpms, but I would expect them to be same.
Are the two models identical with the only change being leadscrew reverse on the CY?
The info I found in searching here was the factory had a top speed on CY at 1000rpm, beckley23 did a pulley swap on his to 1100 and said it was fine.