Well, it's been a while. Work and life in general got crazy busy and I'm just glad I'm past it.
I have the 3 phase motor and all the VFD parts, but when I found a brand new 3/4 HP single phase 120V motor for cheap, I went back to the drum switch. Disassembling, cleaning, and re-wiring the drum switch was tedious, but it works as it should.
It was driving me crazy that I had a cracked/repaired bracket for the drive belt engagement. I found a good one on e-bay, and it's painted and installed with a new serpentine belt.
Still a few bugs to work out - a little binding in the change gears, still to pad up and align the tailstock, and get a decent light and some paint for my light mount bar.
The Logan made some chips last Saturday night, so I felt it was good enough to put the nameplate back on.
Now that life is somewhat back to normal, it's time to get working on all the other toys. The Rockwell bandsaw pile-o-parts needs assembly, the Sheldon horizontal mill needs belts and cross feed nut repairs, and there's a Emco Compact 10 with a milling head that needs a table to sit on. I'll have to start a thread on the Emco- it's a nice one.
In other moments of weakness, I made a few other purchases. There's a South Bend 13 inch lathe parked in my garage - not my best move. Then there's the Van Norman No. 12. The base is still on the trailer. Both are 3 phase and I don't even have 220 single phase in the garage yet.
The VN was close and a super good price, but quite possibly the straw that broke the camels back. My wife is now insisting on a kitchen rehab.
What can I say? I really like cast iron.
TomKro