Some more lathe progress (some pictures and some without)
Ignoramus26563
but a good start.
2. Replaced speed and feed table.
OLD:
http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-6913-Lathe/03-Cleanup/03-Cleanup-6367.jpg.html
NEW:
http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-6913-Lathe/03-Cleanup/03-Cleanup-6371.jpg.html
3. Installed a VFD. I do not like the way I mounted it, I will have to
redo it. Maybe I can get a monitor arm if any are thrown away at my
work.
http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-6913-Lathe/04-VFD-Installation/
I still have to wire it with the lathe's forward/reverse switch, but I
ran out of time last night.
i
Wes
>1. I leveled it with a Starrett 98 level. Not completely perfectly,
>but a good start.
>
>2. Replaced speed and feed table.
>
>OLD:
> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-6913-Lathe/03-Cleanup/03-Cleanup-6367.jpg.html
>
>NEW:
> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-6913-Lathe/03-Cleanup/03-Cleanup-6371.jpg.html
How much did that bit cost?
I ordered wipers for my lathe tonight. Not too pricey.
Btw, how much did you give for your lathe?
>
>3. Installed a VFD. I do not like the way I mounted it, I will have to
>redo it. Maybe I can get a monitor arm if any are thrown away at my
>work.
>
> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-6913-Lathe/04-VFD-Installation/
My lathe and mill are both running off a 5hp rotophase. I'm using 20a 125/250v twist
locks I bought at Home Depot to connect power to them. I like being able to remove power
from a machine when working on it.
>
>I still have to wire it with the lathe's forward/reverse switch, but I
>ran out of time last night.
Did you get it done today? How is it running?
Wes
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Ignoramus20464
> Ignoramus26563 <ignoram...@NOSPAM.26563.invalid> wrote:
>
>>1. I leveled it with a Starrett 98 level. Not completely perfectly,
>>but a good start.
>>
>>2. Replaced speed and feed table.
>>
>>OLD:
>> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-6913-Lathe/03-Cleanup/03-Cleanup-6367.jpg.html
>>
>>NEW:
>> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-6913-Lathe/03-Cleanup/03-Cleanup-6371.jpg.html
>
> How much did that bit cost?
$21 or so.
> I ordered wipers for my lathe tonight. Not too pricey.
>
> Btw, how much did you give for your lathe?
$500.
>>3. Installed a VFD. I do not like the way I mounted it, I will have to
>>redo it. Maybe I can get a monitor arm if any are thrown away at my
>>work.
>>
>> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-6913-Lathe/04-VFD-Installation/
>
> My lathe and mill are both running off a 5hp rotophase. I'm using 20a 125/250v twist
> locks I bought at Home Depot to connect power to them. I like being able to remove power
> from a machine when working on it.
That's a good idea.
>>I still have to wire it with the lathe's forward/reverse switch, but I
>>ran out of time last night.
>
> Did you get it done today? How is it running?
Yes. It runs perfectly, exactly how I want.
If the VFD is controlled by external switches (the switch on the
lathe), it runs at 60 Hz. I can also change the VFD to work in panel
control mode and then it runs at the frequency I set on the display
Then I can set it to 10 Hz or whatever, like yesterday, when I was
machining the face of the chuck mounting plate.
This VFD that I installed, I had, and it had some minor cosmetic
damage (not visible on the photos) , so I could not sell it for a lot
of $$ but I had a great use for it.
It is also programmed for soft start and soft stop.
i