Even easier solution.That lever is supposed to be just under the tray on the left side of the stand
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Even easier solution.That lever is supposed to be just under the tray on the left side of the stand
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Please could you expand your comment and discuss whether locating the lever in the same place on his machine would be a possiblity or point out any pitfalls should he choose such a direction.
The lever was on the left hand side of the cabinet on the MKI.That lever is supposed to be just under the tray on the left side of the stand
huh that is a good place for it, I wonder if there is rood up there on my model as it has the extra gear box ect for screw cutting and power feed.That lever is supposed to be just under the tray on the left side of the stand
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maybe I think it will be difficult to retro fit it up under the tray now thoughEven easier solution.
would that help with all the stops starts when making repetive itemsPut a vfd on it...
If you want to fit original parts tgen you need to dismount the lathe from the cabinet.huh that is a good place for it, I wonder if there is rood up there on my model as it has the extra gear box ect for screw cutting and power feed.
Yes removing the lathe from the cabinet is not going to happen.If you want to fit original parts tgen you need to dismount the lathe from the cabinet.
That's why my MKI still has the lever in place, even though I changed to the later tensioner.
I can't remember the last time that i moved the belt. A VFD obviates the need 95% of the time.
even with a vfd it would still mean lots of stop starts of the motor when make repetative items. The stop starts are not good for the motor are they, or is it better with a vfd?You're ahead of me then. It's something that I've had on the "to do" list for several years.
A VFD is definitely the way ahead for you.
I forget what HP the motor is now, I will have to check next time I go down to the workshop.What power is your motor? It looks like a huge chunk.
I'm running a 70 year old 1hp in my lathe. I've never had problems with it overheating, either, despite periods of low speed use.
Old motors run cooler than new ones and either the insulation may be breaking down on the start coil when it gets hot or the start cap may be dying. Normally it should just keep starting.That is good to know with the current motor it starts to trip the supply from the house after 1 too many stop starts
The stop starts are not good for the motor are they
thank you that is exactly what happens I think the windings over heat then eventually trip the RCD/breaker.Frequent starting and stopping of a single phase motor is not good for it as the start windings overheat.
Three phase motors can be started and stopped as often as you like. As above, the ramp up that the VFD offers is considerably more mechanically sympathetic to the whole drivetrain than 0-50Hz in the flick of a switch.