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My example was from the rated speed on the fobco label on the quill I must remember to clamp my speed controls to 50hz and only use the pulleys in future

Hmmm its funny i spend all my working days working on motors and VFD's on small to massive machines > 5 million£ I guess i missed out the line once you have chosen a suitable belt ratio then the VFD will suit i'm not suggesting that you can go from 1mm in hardwood to 75mm with the twist of a...

Once you have used a drill with variable speed you wont want to back… No removing belt cover and slackening belts Always right speed for the drill in use A vfd is only £50 or less..protects the motor will run in reverse also Ian

I have a couple of wall mounted allwin penny machines in my hall I’ve done a few mods to them internal lighting and when a ball go into a winning slot a short MP3 clip is played Also I’ve got a pir device which on someone standing close will play a clip to persuade someone to pop a penny in the...

If you get stuck Jacob i can make you any type of threaded components in stainless,titanium,brass etc Ian

I have a Harrison graduate standard bed with 1.5 kw motor with variable speed remote controls in excellent condition in s7 if you have room for it

I'll offer £7 posted to sheffield?

I'm guessing that its a new lathe and chuck and arbour and it wasnt whacked on hard enough to make the tapers grip i would/do clean with solvent before assembling and wind the chuck jaws fully into the chuck body and whack it with a copper/hide hammer a few times it could still come out of the...

That made me duck watching it at my desk

Well i would start with a small 4 pole 3 phase induction motor and a vfd and run it up to 80 hz so that will give you the 2000 rpm and at say 20hz will give you 560 rpm or so….do you need to go down to 0 rpm?

Just for info the company was hattersley and Davidson Any woodworking chuck will be far better than what you have look at Rutland for cheap chucks or sorby/record/nova/axminster for higher price ones.. What lathe do you have?

Well i would relist and try and sell again and if the original buyer comes back refund him. What sums are we talking 10’s 100’s or 1000’s? Ian

The drive and path ways have been block paved about 30 years or so this area has always drained but the last few years its started holding water… any ideas of what to do? Is there a drainage block that i could put in?

Yes in all likelyhood its definately a 110v model and its the speed control thats protecting the motor from burning out ( which a 110v run on 240v will do ) Put a 110v plug on it and test with a site tranny Ian

This one is 235mm centre to spindle

Here’s some pictures of what i have available

Ive got a table and bracket to fit on a 70mm shaft its a round table which can spin ….the column to centre of table looks like 235mm Also it can tilt

Yes please i can call round easily Ian

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