I bought a Clausing 1301 lathe with a bad motor (5hp 3-phase, I assume) I don't really know anything about the lathe, other than I was told it worked great, up until the motor quit working. I was going to use it here at home in my small shop that I have out in one of the barns for personal use. So my question is, what is the possibility of purchasing/adapting a 220 single-phase motor to run it? Is it feasible or worth while, or just get the original 3-phase motor repaired/replaced and run a phase converter. What would be the best way to go?
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Just acquired a Clausing 1301 lathe
- Thread starter Ridgerunner
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If the motor still spins ok and nothing got badly burned up when it failed it can probably be repaired inexpensively. You'd have to build an adapter to replace it with a single-phase motor: you won't find one that will just bolt on. If you have lots of money get the motor fixed and get a VFD. If you're cheap like me fix the motor yourself and then build a "static converter" (which converts the motor, not the phase.)
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