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Plastic
- Joined
- Oct 24, 2014
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
Hi, New to this site and posting this again - I think my title was too vague to remain on the board. My husband's been dreaming of having a lathe to help with repairs around the farm and he finally got a good deal on a used one. It's been pretty much downhill from there. There's no 3 phase power here so we use a rotary converter that only puts out 208v. The lathe requires 575v. Now we need to switch out the motor to a 5hp 208v 3ph motor unless anyone knows of another option?? The other issue is the tool holder that didn't come with the lathe. He'd like a quick change style but we're having trouble figuring out what will work with this machine. We have friends coming from US next month that could help save on freight if we knew what to buy. The lathe is a Torrent 42 Model 72-42. I've attached a couple pictures that might help with the tool holder question. Would really appreciate any input!! Thanks.