thefixer
20th April 2008, 10:43 PM
G'day forumites
I have been toying with the idea of changing the motor on the MC110 and I have a few questions that I hope someone can help me with.
1. What is the governing factor between "horse power" and "watts"? My lathe has a "1 horse power" motor PIC 1 and my pedestal drill has a "550 watt" motor. PIC 2. So what's the difference, if any? Both motors look identical and have almost identical information stickers on them. Even the castings and cooling fins are the same so I assume they come from the same factory. And if my grandfather (rest his soul) had a horse on his farm with the same amount of power as the so called "1 horse power" motor, I think he would have shot it:( Anyway, as you can see both motors have the same RPM rating and one draws more current than the other, otherwise not much different.
Next query. I was given a clapped out elcheapo compressor that no longer works but the motor is in perfect working order. PIC 3. But I have no idea as to what the RPM rating is. No info on the labels except to indicate that it is a "2 horse power" motor. PIC 4. I have worked out the machanics to convert to this motor, just need to turn up a new shaft on the machine lathe and make an adaptor plate to fit the lathe and bobs your uncle.
So, can anyone tell me if this type of motor is powerful enough and has the appropriate RPM rating to make the conversion worth the effort. It would be nice to be able to turn big stuff without stalling the lathe all the time:(( And yes, I have searched the web for model numbers, serial numbers and manufacturers, all to no avail.
Hopefully somebody has been here before me and can help:rolleyes:
Cheers
Shorty
I have been toying with the idea of changing the motor on the MC110 and I have a few questions that I hope someone can help me with.
1. What is the governing factor between "horse power" and "watts"? My lathe has a "1 horse power" motor PIC 1 and my pedestal drill has a "550 watt" motor. PIC 2. So what's the difference, if any? Both motors look identical and have almost identical information stickers on them. Even the castings and cooling fins are the same so I assume they come from the same factory. And if my grandfather (rest his soul) had a horse on his farm with the same amount of power as the so called "1 horse power" motor, I think he would have shot it:( Anyway, as you can see both motors have the same RPM rating and one draws more current than the other, otherwise not much different.
Next query. I was given a clapped out elcheapo compressor that no longer works but the motor is in perfect working order. PIC 3. But I have no idea as to what the RPM rating is. No info on the labels except to indicate that it is a "2 horse power" motor. PIC 4. I have worked out the machanics to convert to this motor, just need to turn up a new shaft on the machine lathe and make an adaptor plate to fit the lathe and bobs your uncle.
So, can anyone tell me if this type of motor is powerful enough and has the appropriate RPM rating to make the conversion worth the effort. It would be nice to be able to turn big stuff without stalling the lathe all the time:(( And yes, I have searched the web for model numbers, serial numbers and manufacturers, all to no avail.
Hopefully somebody has been here before me and can help:rolleyes:
Cheers
Shorty