Andrychowska 1971 lathe still in the box!

10HP VFDs are pretty inexpensive as well. I got one of the ebay ones for ~$270, and it has been working great! Additionally, you can run a bigger motor on a smaller VFD, but it will over-amp when the motor hits that required HP. For example, mine is a 15HP motor off a 10 HP motor.

I found a link to a manual, and got here: https://industrialmanuals.com/toolm...he-technical-servicing-manual-year-p-2553.php
A little cheaper, but from the UK https://store.lathes.co.uk/print/ma643

I just googled TUE-40 lathe and found a couple of discussions on it.
 
ErichKeane said:
10HP VFDs are pretty inexpensive as well. I got one of the ebay ones for ~$270, and it has been working great! Additionally, you can run a bigger motor on a smaller VFD, but it will over-amp when the motor hits that required HP. For example, mine is a 15HP motor off a 10 HP motor.

I found a link to a manual, and got here: https://industrialmanuals.com/toolm...he-technical-servicing-manual-year-p-2553.php
A little cheaper, but from the UK https://store.lathes.co.uk/print/ma643

I just googled TUE-40 lathe and found a couple of discussions on it.
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Ok! I must have been blinded as I was reading the type of the lathe as TOE 40 instead of TUE 40 now I can see many discussions
Thank you ErichKeane
 
ErichKeane said:
10HP VFDs are pretty inexpensive as well. I got one of the ebay ones for ~$270, and it has been working great! Additionally, you can run a bigger motor on a smaller VFD, but it will over-amp when the motor hits that required HP. For example, mine is a 15HP motor off a 10 HP motor.
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The problem I have with VFDs is that I have a single phase 230V supply and the max power VFD from 1ph to 3ph is 3HP :(
 
It's amazing how "worn" it looks having just sat there, and those buttons look a lot like someone's been operating them - was it recently started up? It's hard to tell if it's just dust and dirt, or rust, on much of it. It's great news that the grease was left in place though, as if anything could preserve it, that's probably pretty good.
 
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petcnc said:
The problem I have with VFDs is that I have a single phase 230V supply and the max power VFD from 1ph to 3ph is 3HP :(
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No. We have single phase 230V here as well and I just bought a 5hp VFD, so they are out there.
 
petcnc said:
The problem I have with VFDs is that I have a single phase 230V supply and the max power VFD from 1ph to 3ph is 3HP :(
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I don't believe thats true... I also run single phase 230v on both a 5HP surface grinder (that REALLY needs the 5HP) and the 15 HP lathe (on a 10HP VFD) that I have definitely cut more than a 3 HP motor can do...
 
Can't wait to see it once the grunge has been removed.
Incredible story.
One might say, you suck.
 
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