sssfox
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I've spent months looking for a 3/4 to 1HP treadmill motor to replace the smaller, inadequate one on my 7x lathe. Up until the last week, I haven't been able to find anything near the price I expected. I figured all the good deals were gone and I really didn't want to spend in excess of $100 on a new one.
Well, I finally found what I was looking for here, at a price that is very reasonable:
http://www.skycraftsurplus.com/fld-5380motordcwspeedcontrol.aspx
I have bought several controllers in the past year and the best deal I could find was around $20. This motor includes the controller, but not the pot (They have the appropriate pot for $4.95 part# RP7871).
I hooked mine up and it runs from 85 to 4000rpm. It doesn't have a lot of torque below 250rpm, but for me, that's not a problem, I'm going to gear it up anyway.
At 1000 watts, even figuring loss, it should develop in excess of 1HP.
It appears to be a well built motor, with huge brushes. It runs very quiet, with no vibration. The description is on the listing. I like it so much, I bought three.
Now, I just need to figure out how to mount it. I've only had the lathe together for four months or so and it is working so well, I hate to take it apart. I would like to figure a way to bypass the intermediate shaft without buying a new head. The gears are really noisy.
I have no relationship with this company other than visiting their store (the adult male version of Disneyland) many, many times over the years.
They are good people.
Well, I finally found what I was looking for here, at a price that is very reasonable:
http://www.skycraftsurplus.com/fld-5380motordcwspeedcontrol.aspx
I have bought several controllers in the past year and the best deal I could find was around $20. This motor includes the controller, but not the pot (They have the appropriate pot for $4.95 part# RP7871).
I hooked mine up and it runs from 85 to 4000rpm. It doesn't have a lot of torque below 250rpm, but for me, that's not a problem, I'm going to gear it up anyway.
At 1000 watts, even figuring loss, it should develop in excess of 1HP.
It appears to be a well built motor, with huge brushes. It runs very quiet, with no vibration. The description is on the listing. I like it so much, I bought three.
Now, I just need to figure out how to mount it. I've only had the lathe together for four months or so and it is working so well, I hate to take it apart. I would like to figure a way to bypass the intermediate shaft without buying a new head. The gears are really noisy.
I have no relationship with this company other than visiting their store (the adult male version of Disneyland) many, many times over the years.
They are good people.