Yeah... I'm beginning to see that!Erich: We will NEVER talk you OUT of buying a lathe. Or almost never
Where there's a will, (and a 220volt service) there's a way. Pair of ways
Thanks! That is fantastic news about the motor. I currently have a 30 amp breaker for my 220v stuff, so a 7.5hp motor is JUUUST outside of that (seems they are about 31 amps!). I wonder if I can find a slightly smaller motor to get just under that. Anyway, that PDF will give me something to readI think this is it:
(from vintage machinery website)
Looks like you are not limited to 536 rpm, also looks like the 15 hp motor is not stock. 7.5 hp was the biggest factory motor according to this brochure
Me too!Durn! Great buy - almost makes me regret having moved away from Corvallis. Hope you're able to get it, Erich!
I'm hoping so! I'm going over to see it at lunch today. I have a Logan 10" as my current lathe (that I put the QCGB from an 820 on), but have been salivating at the bigger lathes of all the youtubers I watch. Alec Steele just got his 10EE working which got me searching againI see some on youtube that have 5hp motors on them. One the size of yours with a 5hp motor was taking a 1/4" cut, "like butter" looks like you are getting a nice addition to your shop.
I'm hoping to pay the guy a little extra to deliver. I've got no other way to get it out of my pickup, so hopefully they have some solution. Otherwise I've got some work ahead of meYeah that thing has Timken bearings so you could spin it up to the limit of the chuck at least 1500 rpm
I think 5 hp would be fine for that machine
happy hunting as well
be careful moving it if you do get it
IMHO - I would just get a low cost 10 HP VFD (under $200)
I am not a machinist, but it seems to me that the only time you would need 15 HP is when you are making a heavy cut on a large work piece.
The 10 HP VFD will run the motor just fine.
It will simply trip off line if the load ever exceeds the VFD capacity.
Go for it