How To Make A Wood Lathe Variable Speed

LOW-COST way to convert your wood lathe to VARIABLE speed possibly free treadmill motor.
How to make a wood lathe variable speed. The output shaft of the new motor was 19mm which was the same as the old output shaft. Repeat with the second wire. Convert Oliver 159 Lathe to Variable Speed.
A tree stump two feet in diameter makes that treadmill go fast. If you go with a variable frequency drive expensive it means that you will also need to get a three-phase motor and it will need to be larger than the one that you currently have to make up for lost power at slow speeds. I hate math but these two examples figure out to be this at 475 RPM.
If youre stuck with a single or dual speed lathe no worries there are variable speed wood lathe conversion kits available for you. Place the tail-stock live center and make sure it is secure. Out Of Round-Before Turning On The Lathe.
Rekoch Posted in Turning and Carving on February 12 2010 0506am. Wood Lathe Speed Calculation The calculation to get a maximum ballpark speed for your bowl blank on a wood lathe is as follows. The old input shaft pulley was 62mm in diameter.
I have 3 phase power in my shop. Replace the knob and turn the dimmer to the off position. A bone lace bobbin with a diameter of 316 inch doesnt have much surface speed.
Bobbin 23 feet per minute surface speed. The pulley is the old 3 speed one for the output shaft of the lathe with the larger wheel turned off. LOW-COST way to convert your wood lathe to VARIABLE speed possibly free treadmill motor - YouTube.