warrick
3rd November 2018, 05:46 PM
Some of you may remember a recent post of mine where I upgraded my Vicmarc to variable speed, well I couldn't help myself so I upgraded my recently purchased S/H Sherwood midi lathe
Rick
Here is what it was when mounted to the mobile stand I built for it
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I went out on council pick up and checked Freecycle to source the treadmill motor and controller. I scored 4 treadmills in total, one had the easy converted controller and another had a keyed drive shaft the matched the pulley perfectly
I then set about drawing up a circuit to suit and ordered some bits from china. While waiting for those bits to arrive I gave it a new paint job to match the Vicmarc and designed a control panel to be cut out on the cnc.
The end result below, I am very happy with how it turned out, the actual cost to me for the upgrade would be about $30 (The initial cost of the lathe was $250 which included a chuck, some turning tools, a pen spindle and some timber)
Here are the photos after the upgrade
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The headstock Logo
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The control panel
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The new motor
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Next to big brother :)
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Rick
Here is what it was when mounted to the mobile stand I built for it
445182
I went out on council pick up and checked Freecycle to source the treadmill motor and controller. I scored 4 treadmills in total, one had the easy converted controller and another had a keyed drive shaft the matched the pulley perfectly
I then set about drawing up a circuit to suit and ordered some bits from china. While waiting for those bits to arrive I gave it a new paint job to match the Vicmarc and designed a control panel to be cut out on the cnc.
The end result below, I am very happy with how it turned out, the actual cost to me for the upgrade would be about $30 (The initial cost of the lathe was $250 which included a chuck, some turning tools, a pen spindle and some timber)
Here are the photos after the upgrade
445183
The headstock Logo
445184
The control panel
445185
The new motor
445187
Next to big brother :)
445189