MON motor rpm

[b335249]

I'm new to this group. So...I got a 10EE and it has no motor but a controller mounted that I think is some sort of DC drive. Anyways I want to put in the Ac 5hp motor and VFD and I have some questions...
1. my top pulley is 5.5" in diameter and the RPM dial says 4000 so what RPM motor do I need? Will the VFD run it faster than the motor data plate?

2. Mine has that electric feed reversal thingie and not sure if I want to keep that but if I did how would I wire that in?

3. What are the hooks for above the hatch cover (by your feet)?

Thanks!
Ben
ps. I have access to all sorts of machinery....shear, laser, milling, turning, tig/mig pipe bending

 

[Cooter Brown]

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=3423

here's the manual for the 10EE page 17 talks about the spindle motor

 

[b335249]

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=3423

here's the manual for the 10EE page 17 talks about the spindle motor

Thank you! That one is newer than mine. I have a 1942 round dial. Gonna read it regardless! I'll be on the lookout for a D1-3 chuck and a tailstock maybe..
Ben

 

[4GSR]

I'm not trying to encourage anyone to go over to join another forum, here an thread on converting a 10EE using a VFD

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/monarch-lathes/vfd-conversion-started-187915/

It has been done. Don't forget about use here. And let us know how it works out. We like to know so it can be shared with others here.

 

[Cal Haines]

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3. What are the hooks for above the hatch cover (by your feet)?

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That's where you store the "knock out bar", used to knock Jarno taper tooling, like a dead center, out of the spindle.

 

[b335249]

That's where you store the "knock out bar", used to knock Jarno taper tooling, like a dead center, out of the spindle.

Makes perfect sense now! I hear you are the SME on the 10EE! Glad to meet you...

 

[markba633csi]

One of our members "deek" did a very clean Monarch conversion- check the Monarch section
Mark

 

[Terrywerm]

Here is the thread that Mark was talking about. Good luck!

https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/10ee-vfd-conversion.64230/#post-547843