Mid 1940 Sheldon Lathe motor specs

[Lombano]

Hello,

I have a mid 1940s Sheldon lathe UL-56P (SN TLWQU10452), that I’m starting a restoration on. Along the way the motor was swapped out for a 110 motor, and it now only runs in the forward direction. I want to replace the motor with a 3 phase motor and VFD.

Does anyone know the original specs on the Sheldon, specifically HP, RPMs, shaft dimensions?

Any help appreciated.

 

[projectnut]

There may be some sales brochures that cover the size of your motor on the Sheldon website I linked in another post. Many of these machines came with several different choices. My 1960 MW-56P came with a 2 hp 3 phase motor. Some of the older models came standard with a 1 hp 1725 rpm 3 phase motor. They offered a HD 1.5 hp motor.

 

[Lombano]

Thank you I will look more closely at the sales brochures for the info.

I also joined the sheldonlathe2 group and tried to Look for info & post there, but I'm not sure that it worked. I haven't figured hot the interface yet.

 

[Lombano]

Thank you I think I identified the lathe UL-56P and the specs