Thread: Woodfast wood lathe 1980 Ausralian made

There are pictures ?
I can see them is there an issue

Originally Posted by Brett57

There are pictures ?
I can see them is there an issue

I can see them as well. At times viewers hit the wrong icon when selecting "Thanks for the pictures" etc.

Fat finger syndrome.

To those with more wisdom.
Please let me know if I am way off with my pricing.
Cheers

To be honest, I'm surprised no one has snapped it up yet. The price is very fair, they're a good lathe, and with a three phase motor, it only needs a VFD to provide valuable speed control.

He's right - that's a great price and it's worth every cent!

At that price it is stealing it, if I was not in SA I would buy it.

many thanks gentleman I appreciate the feed back.
What would it cost to put a VDF controller on it and is it difficult.
Cheers

I see that the current motor is 3/4HP, and I would recommend a 1.5HP (or more) if going the VFD route. But be careful that whatever motor you choose will fit in the space and will fit (or be easily altered to fit) the support platform. Also, I kept all of the pulleys (even though I only use 2) so had to make sure the pulleys would fit on the shaft of the new motor. Prices vary considerably, but I chose to pay more to deal with a local supplier as I knew I would need assistance in the set up and programming. All up cost for the VFD and a brand new 240v 1.5HP motor was just over $500. A second hand motor and much cheaper FVD would probably be around half of that. Would I do it again? You betcha! The lathe is a dream to use and is miles ahead of my two previous lathes. I suggest that you check out "VFDs for Newbies" by forum member BobL - a wealth of good practical information and tips. Was it difficult? Not as hard as expected, and with some help from the supplier this non-technical minded retired bean counter got it up and running.