Purchase Request - Replacement Gearbox

[Claire Hinton]

Good Evening,

I'd like to spend ~£50 (exchange rates might mess with this) to have JLC manufacture a new apron gearbox for the lathe. The current 3d printed one is falling apart, which was only meant to be a temporary replacement for the original ZAMAC part, which died to zinc pest.

The quoted price includes shipping & vat - I'm having the part shipped as cheaply as possible, so we should have the part within a few weeks.

Best Regards,

Claire H

[york-hack-spac...@foxtails.uk]

Considering the prices we saw on new manufactured replacements, £50 seems pretty reasonable to me, especially considering how much the lathe gets used.   At least the printed part got us by and demonstrated that the physical design is sound.

4 Oct 2025 22:47:27 'Claire Hinton' via York Hackspace <york-ha...@googlegroups.com>:

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[choffee]

Yep. If the 3D part has already proved the design then it seems reasonable to me.

[Joseph]

As much as I'm not around much, it seems to me that £50 is worth it to have working cross-feed.

Joseph

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