Possible candidate for 3-phase for my lathe?

[David]

Says 1hp. Currently have 1.5hp single phase.
Is this worth considering?

 

[YotaBota]

What does the lathe currently have for power?

 

[YotaBota]

As Elvis would say,,, "thank you,,,, thank you very much". lol

 

[David]

1.5 HP which is why I'm hesitant

 

[YotaBota]

Unless you find it over powered now I don't think I would go less than the original.

 

[David]

Unless you find it over powered now I don't think I would go less than the original.

Yeah, I need to be able to do the Abom79 .25" DoC every so often
In delrin mind you so there's that

 

[slow-poke]

I would probably hold out for a 1.5HP but it depends.

With a good VFD it will make good torque at low RPM, so it depends on the gearing, if it was marginal with the original 1.5HP you might want to be patient.

 

[David]

It may be moot as the motor might be only a face mount.

 

[David]

I would probably hold out for a 1.5HP but it depends.

With a good VFD it will make good torque at low RPM, so it depends on the gearing, if it was marginal with the original 1.5HP you might want to be patient.

I'll keep saving my pennies

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Not a bad deal for a 1hp motor and VFD. Buy it if you've got the cash, and a project in mind for it, but I wouldn't buy it to swap for a lathe with a 1.5 hp currently. Might be nice on a drill press or something though. Or build another grinder.....

I would love something like that for my Myford eventually.

 

[PaulL]

That's expensive for a used 1HP 3PH.
Call Bob's Motor Electric and see what price he'd do for you new in 1.5HP. It's not 2x that price, almost certainly.

 

[David]

That's expensive for a used 1HP 3PH.
Call Bob's Motor Electric and see what price he'd do for you new in 1.5HP. It's not 2x that price, almost certainly.

It's the motor and vfd so that's why it caught my eye.

 

[PaulL]

It's the motor and vfd so that's why it caught my eye.
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Ah, a Baldor VFD. Maybe that's worth something. But right now, a CE (hahahah) 2.2 KW VFD is about $115, new. So the whole package would look like a deal at $125-150. But the Baldor VFD might change that.

 

[thestelster]

That's a Baldor Vector drive motor. It's specifically designed for VFD applications. It has a max RPM of 6000! New, they sell for over $1,000.00.

 

[Susquatch]

Ya, buy the motor for another project.

As @thestelster says, that motor is VFD rated. Setting aside that amazing top speed, it probably has a very low bottom speed too - maybe even zero rpm at full torque.

Ya, buy it.

 

[mjautek]

maybe 1hp is ok if your belt / drive situation is not perfect - I cut my teeth on a Tida branded lathe that looks just like your busy bee and that thing would slip the belt at any opportunity so motor power was more or less irrelevant...

do you find that you bog the motor on your machine or slip the belts first?

 

[David]

maybe 1hp is ok if your belt / drive situation is not perfect - I cut my teeth on a Tida branded lathe that looks just like your busy bee and that thing would slip the belt at any opportunity so motor power was more or less irrelevant...

do you find that you bog the motor on your machine or slip the belts first?

I've never had the belts slip except for when I put it back gear but don't release the bull gear

 

[David]

Picking up the motor on Friday