Posted something similar in the antique forum, but didn't get any bites. Any ideas what size electric motor would have shipped in a 1940's/50's vintage LeBlond Regal 17X60 lathe? The one I'm buying was retrofitted with a 2HP 220V 1PH motor because the 3PH "was just about shot", whatever that means. I have access to 3PH power and would just as soon put it back to stock.
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1950's LeBlond Regal 17 motor horsepower
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johnoder
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Regals were not in any way Heavy Duty, but I would guess at least 5 HP. My CW16 Monarch, a tad beefier, came with 7 1/2
Never the high speed (3450 etc) versions
Never the high speed (3450 etc) versions
jh35
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I posted the following in that thread. Did you get a hold of LeBlond?
This is the person I emailed at LeBlond.
[email protected]
they responded fairly quickly. It has been 5 years so I hope they can still help.
When I gave them my serial number they gave me a lot of info. Mine was bought without a motor as Chrysler supplied their own. They may have the info you are looking for.
Good luck.
Jeff
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Point. I'd be 'at least' as concerned as to whether the OEM motor was a 17XX or 11XX, or..
Aside from the results of the ratio selections matching 'book', higher-pole-count / lower RPM motors have more torque AT that RPM to make the same HP. Mathematics, as it were.
At least a few of the many things LeBlond hung a 'Regal' nameplate onto were known to not have the strongest of gears. One wouldn't want to make a hard-to-fix problem out of an easy-to-fix solution.
Bill
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