Victor 2040 Lathe

here is a shot from the distal end of the spindle looking thru to the chuck

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one feature that is astounding to me, is the 80mm spindle bore

for reference,
i can almost fit my balled fist into the spindle bore o_O

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i did find a flaw with the electrical system of the beast.

they are using a 2 speed motor for propulsion.
on the low speed setting, the lathe runs each speed without hesitation.
possibly as smooth as when it left the factory many moons ago.

BUT,
when i initiated the control switch to swap between low and high speed function,
the high speed contactor started chattering and would not pull in,
[this is even without input for motor directional control], (this is just the switch to turn on the high speed contactor)
investigation and troubleshooting will begin soon!

i don't yet have a wiring diagram for the lathe,
but i'm already convinced that there is a bug in the control circuit, simply because the low speed contactor pulls in without hesitation.

i have every confidence i can restore high speed operation.

i'll report the findings in this thread as i find them.

as always thanks for reading!
 
And thanks for sharing, looking forward to following your work on it and with it.
 
I have a CA tool post on my Monarch. Yep pretty big sucker and so are the holders. One nice thing is you can find 1" tooling for cheap on E-bay because they are too big for most users,
 
Ulma Doctor said:
i took a few more pictures for fun
i bought an import CA QCTP toolpost set for just under $400
in the BP mill, i milled the nut to fit the compound.
then installed the 25lb toolpost on the lathe

here is a shot of part of the milling op



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chips will be flying next week!
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Love the "mood lighting"! As for the skates, I figure they'll be useful when you deliver that purdy 10ee to me after you get it running all nice like! ;)

Congratulations!
 
How is the Victor these days? Get the high speed contactor issue worked out? Nice piece of kit there.
 
The Victor is strong!!!
The high speed issue was due to the power requirements, i tested the lathe on a 20 amp circuit at first, as soon as swapped to 30 amp supply, the issue resolved itself
 
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