John, That sounds like an interesting setup for your mill. There’s a Bridgeport with a blown motor available for next to nothing near me and I’d love to grab it and give it a similar setup. The

Hi Nelson, Thanks. For my mill I'm going in a different direction. I priced out a 3 Phase 2HP that would fit as there really wasn't anything available locally. That and a nicer VFD started looking

I would not buy a motor smaller than 1 hp and the VFD to be 220v single phase. Dollar for dollar you will have better set up. Nelson

John I am in total agreement with what you did going three phase. My first experience with 3 phase was nothing short of amazing. I enjoy the torque the motors have and probably the greatest thing is

I have a Baldor 1HP, 1725 RPM 220VAC 3 phase motor I bought to replace the 1HP single phase that came with the lathe. I use an inexpensive GS-1

On any cone-head lathe, the limiting factor is the belts. I'll never actually be able to put 2HP through the upper belt, it will either slip or walk off the step. The place the extra power makes

from what I understand HP for HP the 3 phase motor will have more torque than the single phase will . I've been eyeing a 1/2 hp 3 phase motor with a TECO VFD which has 110 VAC imput & 3

Have you found 2hp to play well with your 10l? Did you notice a lot of difference in performance? I’ve heard so many different opinions on how much power these old lathes can actually make use of

It’s been quite a while, so my memory isn’t all that fresh, but when I get back to work (where my boss is kind enough to let me keep my equipment) tomorrow and can verify the motor and motor

like to hear more about yer Arduino speed controller animal

Great idea! I think eBay has done enough for their flailing site without any more of my help.

I just got finished re-powering my 1942 Heavy Ten. I went to a Leeson 1hp 90v DC motor and a KB speed controller. I really like the the variable speed and torque compensation feature. I’ve been

I have a 2hp 3phase motor with VFD on my 10L. The biggest problem you'll have is reusing the motor pulley. If your old motor uses a different shaft size than currently available motors, you'll have

Remember to salvage the controller from the treadmill, otherwise it will be expensive to source one to match the motor Typos are courtesy of autocorrect.

Go with DC treadmill motor

Thank you so much for the advice, gentlemen. I really appreciate it greatly! I’ll definitely look into the Consew motors. It certainly sounds promising. I did a treadmill motor conversion to an

I just got finished re-powering my 1942 Heavy Ten. I went to a Leeson 1hp 90v DC motor and a KB speed controller. I really like the the variable speed and torque compensation feature.

Consew makes motors larger than the 1000 , a quik google will show ya several different watt ratings. I just did a treadmill conversion just to see how I liked the variable speed & so

My vintage 1941 10L Catalog 8187-RN 4-1/2' bed, shipped from the factory with a 3/4HP 1 phase 1725 rpm 115VAC motor, make is X'e out. That should be powerful enough as long as you don't buy one of

Going thru the same thing. In the past, the only real solution is just drill new holes in the mounting plate. Personally I would not upgrade to higher HP, certainly not 1.5hp. Reason being the older