1940's Elgin EB5C

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wagoneer1

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Here are some pictures of my restoration in process: This is a nice lathe and a joy to use. If anyone has any dirty paper for this model I would be interested in hearing from you.

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More pics - these are a couple of months old - I am farther along now and will post some later pics later.

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Collet rack and shot of motor - Original 2-speed 1 HP controlled by VFD and two pots in parallel to get both speeds; runs smooth as can be - other than cosmetics all I did was change the bearings. I used the original drum switches and levers as the logic switching inputs to the VFD. My goal was to maintain the original control scheme so that an old-timer could just walk up and start using it like in the old days - this is a WWII era machine - goal accomplished. :)

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