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I forgot to mention motor shaft size. It will almost certainly be bigger on the new motor or at least metric v imperial.

I can understand the reticence of the rewirers, it can get a bit brittle in there. BTW, even with the new motor and VFD, you may still need a C type breaker as mentioned by Deema and myself. Inrush is only fleeting but can be disconcerting when the MCB keeps tripping and everything looks fine...

Does the speed of the new motor match the old? If so it should work fine. if your using a VFD with a cooling fan then avoid placing it near a source of dust. I'm now using heat sinks and "cold plate" VFDs from WEG as cooling is passive so no fan. So if you do put it on the saw, try and protect...

Cheers Chris, As long as you don't imitate my frequent mistakes :) I picked up a lot of what I know about metalwork from my dad who was a mechanic plus making lots of horrendous ****-ups. What has helped is being on a couple of good friendly forums, I've learned loads, and can ask questions...

I got some good news today, the DVLA medical board has let me have my license back, so I will be driving within 2 weeks :D To celebrate I have ordered the roller table, I need to be down Scott & Sargeants neck of the woods in about 4 weeks and there is a 4 week lead time so works well and...

That's about it :) I did cheat a little. As it was a steel stud in an aluminium extrusion, as the hole was drilled heat is generated and as aluminium has typically twice the coefficient of thermal expansion than steel then it will have loosened with heat, plus ali is a bit soft. It does work...

I'm drooling :) That is one very nice haul! I once bought a very nice Tom Senior Light vertical milling machine from a school for peanuts. The head of the Resistant materials department (woodwork and metalwork in old money) put it on Ebay. He spelled the name wrong so I was the only bidder. He...

I had a quick look at the fence at lunch time and just about got it sorted. Here's the offending bits in more detail. The snapped adjusting knob screw is on the left and the bent track on the right. The bump in the travelling guide track was sorted out with an angle grinder and file. I will...

Many thanks :) I've just been looking at your thread on the Harrison Lathe, very impressive workshop :) The wife is kindly sending back the surplus sets of guides for me and I'm having a bit of a sort out before I embark on the next three or four jobs. I have to put the motor back into the...

I finished cleaning up, painting and repairing the upper guides. I decided to buy new spindles for it from Advanced machinery. Not cheap but this is the business end of the bandsaw. The odd selection of screws, nuts and bolts were replaced with ones that match and all threads chased with taps...

I ordered the Panhans APA2 type 1 lower to see if it is better from a fore and aft adjustment perspective as the Panhans GL456 doesn't go back far enough to get the blade on the crown of the top wheel. If I'm paying £150 for a guide, I would rather spend a few quid more and get it right. First...

Bob You've probably already considered this or something similar but how about an Elektra Beckum PK200. I would call it a precision site saw :) It has sliding table, extensions, decent fence, good build quality, reasonable dust extraction etc. but compacts to a small size for shipping and can...

I have put the lower guide fettling on hold until I have the upper guide back together and the new blade in. I took the two sides of the top guide apart. Here's the exploded view. The shrouds are a bit worse for wear, one is almost completely worn through and there is an odd assortment of...

I didn't get time to do much today, I have started to swap out the blade for the 3/4" tuffsaws blade I intend to use mostly. While doing that I thought I would check out the top guides. The shrouds are still on the bearings so that is a good start. The more beat up one of the two has a...

Time for mk II with a bit more throw on the cam. I made really good progress on the utility room, plasterboarding, plumbing and wiring done and I even mortared the stone window cills on so ready for plasterers next weekend. I did the cloakroom wiring and plumbing tonight so just a bit more...

thanks for the ideas guys. I went for an old simple box off ebay which I shall load with chocs and maybe something else. Cheers Andy

Sunnybob, you old romantic you :lol: No worries Marcros , best suggestion I've had so far :wink: Well she has given me my present early. A large box of turning blanks :) I still have the keyway to cut for the motor pulley so the lathe isn't available otherwise I would use one to make her...

Thanks Marcros :) Lovely box and truffles is a nice idea she would love it. but I need to buy not make. I don't have the time at the moment. I have plasterers coming in next weekend and I still have wiring, plumbing and bits of studwork to do so this weekend is a write off and I work away 3...

I've left it too late to make anything and unbeknown to me until just now when I looked it up, the 5th anniversary pressie is traditionally wood. So an opportunity to make something for the wife missed, to be honest I've got too much building and farm work on at the moment and several...

You should be fine, worst case if the MCB keeps tripping is to change the probably B type 32A MCB on your ring main to a 32A C type.