Emco Super 11

[mikey]

The screws can be removed and straightened on a press. Just hope no castings were broken.

 

[IamNotImportant]

The screws can be removed and straightened on a press. Just hope no castings were broken.

already talked to the big machine shop, foreman is a good dude.. he's going to come by the house either tomorrow or friday he hopes and take a look at it.. he mentioned salvage if all possible

 

[frugalguido]

Update on your lathe?

 

[IamNotImportant]

Update on your lathe?

well i found a leadscrew.. waiting to hear back from the big shop.. was hoping the change gears were in the locked cabinet.. i got it open this morning.. they were not in there.. Looking at taking the motor down the the local amature shop and see if i can get 220v 3 phase on this motor.. if not.. then maybe order a 220v three phase, tap the 220v single phase that goes to the dryer.. (since only one or the other would be running at a time).. and run that into a VFD for the 220v 3 phase for the machine. It's a thought.. that or go 110v motor.. nothing in the manual saying about 220v single phase.. but i guess it would work with the right motor..

 

[IamNotImportant]

Ok.. got it off the stand that it was on.. and onto the tool box for now..

 

[Steve-F]

You wanna trade for a Compact 8

 

[davidpbest]

I owned that Super 11 lathe prior to getting my PM-1340GT. Very nice machine, but I hated the motor on it - kinda like it was a part from a sewing machine. Glad you're dealing with that aspect.

 

[frugalguido]

I owned that Super 11 lathe prior to getting my PM-1340GT. Very nice machine, but I hated the motor on it - kinda like it was a part from a sewing machine. Glad you're dealing with that aspect.

What did you hate about the motor?

 

[mikey]

I don't know what the motors are like on the older Super 11's but mine is smooth and consistent. I like that it is 2-speed, too. On the other hand, 3 ph motors with VFD's are said to be even smoother and produce better finishes so different characteristics, maybe? VS on a lathe is nice but you're still tied to the gearing so I don't think VS is the real advantage; all the other stuff like braking and stopping when threading would seem to be the real advantages.

My Sherline has VS and variable feed so I can dial in a cut on the fly. One day, I have to see if I can set this up on the Super 11.

 

[davidpbest]

What did you hate about the motor?

My machine was pretty old, and the motor was not in the best condition. It made terrible noise, and I felt it was totally underpowered for that machine. Like I said - something from a sewing machine. To be fair I spent zero time diagnosing or improving the motor setup. The one Stefan Gotteswinter has on his Super 11 sounds very sweet in his videos - nothing like mine.