Have a couple older lathes id like to know more about.
Churchmouse is really old. I think he might have some machining experience as well, but he's definitely old.
Churchmouse is really old. I think he might have some machining experience as well, but he's definitely old.
True. He knew the Dead Sea back when it was just the sick sea.
You guys won't give a mouse a break, will you?
BP J-head, even in bad shape for "almost free" is a good deal.
Regarding the blue one, I wouldn't pay more than $100 for it and from there I would consider parting it out.
There was a time when milling attachments for lathes were in vogue for the person who didn't want to buy both machines, so I am guessing that this is part of a lathe attachment for some other machine. Of course, this is just a guess, so it could that part Scotty was looking for on the Klingon ship to start the ship before the planet blew up in Star Trek III.
What you're looking for is called a variable frequency drive that has single phase input and 3-phase output. It acts as a static phase-converter but gives you variable frequency (variable speed) at the same time. VFD's price are similar to the cost of a single-phase motor or rotary phase-converter (sometimes they are even cheaper). I would recommend you don't go with a single-phase motor, single-phase motors have a single pulse of power for ever revolution, 3-phase motors have 3. The single "pulse" can sometimes cause noticeable surface finish defects in your work. If it has a 3-phase stick to 3-phase and get a VFD or phase-converter.Just need to find new motor or 3 phase converter.