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Yes I would think a fan cooled heatsink is asking for trouble. I am now wondering if my 1.1kW rated VFD has a high enough current rating for the 3/4HP motor I have. More low end torque would be nice. I found space to mount mine to the inside of the lathe casting.

Go for the VFD, it is well worth it. Some advantages of the VFD other than just the variable speed: Emergency stop button locks the motor shaft (like most cordless drills do nowadays) Spinup time can be set (eg 5 seconds from zero to the full speed) ability to run the motor at higher than...

In my opinion the biggest advantage of the VFD is when starting larger diameter work that is out of balance, allowing you to start at a very slow speed. If you want to do mostly spindle work, I don't think the VFD would have as much value.

Not got a drive centre to do some spindle turning "while u wait"??

If you would enjoy the process of making the homemade lathe, and had the tools to do so, then you could potentially make one that is useable. If you want the cheapest way to get into woodturning, then looking out for a used wood lathe (perhaps in need of some work/restoration) is probably the...

There is a risk that the thread is only just catching, and could come off when used under power. I would not risk it unless you research the threads and are satisfied that you have enough overlap of the threaded parts (if that makes sense). See this post for an example of another user with the...

That is a shame. Must have been what someone had lying around to get it going! I currently have a 3/4HP motor and find it gets overpowered when bowl turning.

You could always look out for the variable drive as and when you see a good deal. Same with the 3 phase motor. I managed to find a vfd for £53 delivered on ebay. Are you sure the existing motor is only 1/4 HP? I am surprised a previous owner would have fitted one that small. Have you tried any...

All good information, thank you. I will mull it over.

It is a Union Graduate 1 1/2" x 6tpi thread, RH on one side and LH on the other. Register problem is apparent on both sides. The backplate is dual threaded from The Toolpost. I have not seen anyone else that sells the dual threaded backplate for this thread size. I will measure the diameters...

I have vernier calipers, but I can say that the difference in diameter is at least 2mm, as I had to wrap several layers of electrical tape round to get a good fit. Unfortunately the tape unravels either when tightening or loosening the chuck, depending on which direction you wrap it on, so is...

See photo fully tightened:

Apologies, What is not clear from my photo is that the chuck is not fully threaded on, to show the tape. When fully tightened, the back of the chuck plate squashes up against the brown fibre washer and completely obscures the tape from view. The hole in the smaller part of the back plate is the...

Hello everyone I am trying to secure my chuck for reverse rotation. I drilled and tapped an M5 thread through the side of the chuck backplate, which appeared to hold it securely. However, due to the design of my spindle, this throws the chuck off centre, and prevents me from accurately...

If its just for a livecentre then no torque needs to go through the morse taper, so a 1 - 2 MT adapter will work fine. However if you are using a drill chuck or drive dog with an adapter, you are effectively limited by the maximum torque of the MT1, which I have personally had issues with things...

DMT450 was 10" swing yes.

I previously used a Shepach dmt450 which looks almost the same as the Charnwood, just with a handwheel on the outboard side. I found it moved around alot with larger items, so worth bolting it to a solid bench (although less of a concern I guess for spindle turning). The bed and main parts were...

Very nice! I have not tried captive rings before. Do you use a special shaped chisel or just cut carefully?

I have personally found that making sure your toolrest is very close to the work also helps create a cleaner cut. I was having trouble like this with some small bowls because I did not have a curved toolrest that fit well into the bowl shape.

Its easy to hurt yourself at the beginning - perhaps read through the hints and tips for getting started at the top of the forum. If you want to play around with wood on a metal lathe, you could clamp a chunky wood screw in your metal chuck, and thread a piece of wood onto it. Use the tailstock...