I'm one of those who spends more time messing about with a lathe than actually making stuff, my excuse is I'm not retired yet so doing mods is easier than setting up to make stuff - it will change this year when I retire and looking forward to some projects that are in my head.
This is my first 'real' lathe and its in decent condition, this forum has helped me with an issue on the electrics side which is now all good so thank you, this post is just to show the control panel I have made to give the HLV some 'H' factor
In essence I have added all the main controls including coolant and machine light functions to a single panel which I have made to be mounted on the main door, a small electronic spindle speed indicator (LED) is mounted in the old carriage electronics box so I can see the actual speed at any given time. The main motor speed controller is via a VFD which controls a new 3hp 3ph motor, importantly the original hand cranked speed adjuster is still functional so I can mix and match to get best speed/torque for a given job.
Had a steel panel box made to my dimensions from 2mm mild steel, had a friend mill out rebates for the switch panels so they sat in recesses to help overall look. The buttons and switch gear are from BACO and the two POTS are Siemens units as the BACO ones did not look right. Panel painted in a chassis black with clear fuel/oil proof clear varnish all from cans.
If anyone wants more info etc happy to help but for now its a few pics of the panel ready to go in and be wired up to the main VFD's and various supplies.
This is my first 'real' lathe and its in decent condition, this forum has helped me with an issue on the electrics side which is now all good so thank you, this post is just to show the control panel I have made to give the HLV some 'H' factor
In essence I have added all the main controls including coolant and machine light functions to a single panel which I have made to be mounted on the main door, a small electronic spindle speed indicator (LED) is mounted in the old carriage electronics box so I can see the actual speed at any given time. The main motor speed controller is via a VFD which controls a new 3hp 3ph motor, importantly the original hand cranked speed adjuster is still functional so I can mix and match to get best speed/torque for a given job.
Had a steel panel box made to my dimensions from 2mm mild steel, had a friend mill out rebates for the switch panels so they sat in recesses to help overall look. The buttons and switch gear are from BACO and the two POTS are Siemens units as the BACO ones did not look right. Panel painted in a chassis black with clear fuel/oil proof clear varnish all from cans.
If anyone wants more info etc happy to help but for now its a few pics of the panel ready to go in and be wired up to the main VFD's and various supplies.