I recently purchased an 80's era taiwanese 10x24 lathe (Jet 10-24p). The original owner appears to have been a sharp guy and a good machinist. He also seems to have tinkered with the lathe to no end. First of all, he converted it to a DC motor. The motor in question is a Baldor 1-1/2 hp 180 volt shunt motor but the nameplate says Sabina as it appears to have been purchased with a Sabina drive as a set.
Likely because the motor is physically much larger than the factory motor and possibly for other reasons, he built a large steel cabinet for the lathe and mounted the motor down below the head in the cabinet using a well thought out set of rollers and pulleys to direct the belt down through the head. He custom built all the rollers, motor mounts, and even a tensioning system to accomodate all this.
Anyhow, needless to say, I'd rather stick to the motor configuration he has set up but I'm having some problems with the drive. It's more complex because he's actually using the drive to run a rockwell drill press he also mounted to the cabinet and converted with a 1/2hp dc motor of similar pedigree. He has a control box he used to switch between the lathe and dp (as well as forward and reverse) which also has the variable speed knob on it.
My goal is to separate out the drill press from the lathe and run each on its own drive. The old Sabina drive is a work of art but it's very large, has no enclosure to speak of, and at the moment, I can't get it to work. I could probably diagnose thr issue given enough time but I'm thinking id rather just upgrade to something more modern, self contained, and which I know works.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a dc drive for the lathe? I've purchased a KB controls drive for the DP but the only model available is only rated thru 3/4 hp and has no provisions for a FBR switch. The KBMD-240d which I think would work is backordered everywhere I've checked online.
Thanks in advance.
Likely because the motor is physically much larger than the factory motor and possibly for other reasons, he built a large steel cabinet for the lathe and mounted the motor down below the head in the cabinet using a well thought out set of rollers and pulleys to direct the belt down through the head. He custom built all the rollers, motor mounts, and even a tensioning system to accomodate all this.
Anyhow, needless to say, I'd rather stick to the motor configuration he has set up but I'm having some problems with the drive. It's more complex because he's actually using the drive to run a rockwell drill press he also mounted to the cabinet and converted with a 1/2hp dc motor of similar pedigree. He has a control box he used to switch between the lathe and dp (as well as forward and reverse) which also has the variable speed knob on it.
My goal is to separate out the drill press from the lathe and run each on its own drive. The old Sabina drive is a work of art but it's very large, has no enclosure to speak of, and at the moment, I can't get it to work. I could probably diagnose thr issue given enough time but I'm thinking id rather just upgrade to something more modern, self contained, and which I know works.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a dc drive for the lathe? I've purchased a KB controls drive for the DP but the only model available is only rated thru 3/4 hp and has no provisions for a FBR switch. The KBMD-240d which I think would work is backordered everywhere I've checked online.
Thanks in advance.
