ChipChaser
Plastic
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2008
- Location
- Pearland, Texas
I've been offered a 1941 10EE with the variable speed drive missing. Also missing are the taper attachment (not a big deal for me) and some sight glasses. The original motor is present and working. Evidently when this lathe and its sister were bought something went wrong with the other lathe, and this lathe was shut down and parts removed to keep the other lathe working. What attracts me, besides the fact that it is a Monarch, is that the bed and overall condition of what is there is in very good-to-excellent condition. The ways are in great shape.
Question: Can this lathe be "modernized" without too much cost using a VFD and 3-phase motor combination so that the missing variable speed drive doesn't need to be replaced? I'm disabled and on a fixed income, so cost is a consideration.
Thanks,
Cliff.
Question: Can this lathe be "modernized" without too much cost using a VFD and 3-phase motor combination so that the missing variable speed drive doesn't need to be replaced? I'm disabled and on a fixed income, so cost is a consideration.
Thanks,
Cliff.
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