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  1. BaitMaster

    BaitMaster’s (Work) Bench

    Ye old Rong Fu had to put in a little work for the team. The hole was off center left and low about 40 thou each way. I bored it out to comfortably fit my new outboard spider, as I plan to leave the spider on the lathe most times… I think it turned out pretty well. I was thinking of grinding...
  2. BaitMaster

    BaitMaster’s (Work) Bench

    Ye old outboard spider project….. I’ve made two of these in the last two years. I really hope this is the last one for at least 5 years. Or 10. Or 20. Not foreseeing getting rid of my new lathe any time soon, so I should be good for awhile. This one turned out a bit better than the last one...
  3. BaitMaster

    New to me RF 45 ..... In the shop

    Those huangyang VFD’s are notoriously the best of the available Amazon VFD’s…… Good choice….
  4. BaitMaster

    Standard Modern lathe, Atlas 7b shaper and milling machine St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC

    You dang easterners.
  5. BaitMaster

    BaitMaster’s (Work) Bench

    Corn knee chee Wah @DPittman
  6. BaitMaster

    BaitMaster’s (Work) Bench

    Update: I have successfully got in touch with Liang Dei in Taiwan. We will see what comes of it…..
  7. BaitMaster

    VFD E Stop wiring

    A true E-stop is one thing… a functional “e-stop” is another. I do not recommend cutting the power to the drive as a functional estop for a lathe/mill application… why? That will cause the drive to “freewheel” to a stop likely and not “ramp” or “brake” to a stop. On a full featured drive...
  8. BaitMaster

    BaitMaster’s (Work) Bench

    An across the line three phase motor starter though will reverse direction as well, but without the smooth, and probably some gear chunks going flying.
  9. BaitMaster

    BaitMaster’s (Work) Bench

    That’s a common behaviours of single phase motors. If it doesn’t slow down enough for the centrifugal switch to re-engage, then the start windings polarity is not reversed. Don’t try that on a three phase motor anyone! lol Three phase WILL switch directions no matter what.
  10. BaitMaster

    BaitMaster’s (Work) Bench

    @ColinB See the notches and the tab for the 3 positions. Spindle off is middle. Spindle forward is down. Spindle reverse is up.
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