The tread mill motors are a good motor for a larger lathe . I
have one on my South Bend 9" lathe & love it . For one of
these 7" lathes I think a tread mill motor could be a bit much
& could cause damage to the lathe . All the TM motors I've
seen are 2 HP & up & that's a bit too much for these
lathes . The Consew may be a better choice? , I know they go down
to 1/2 HP on their motors .Maybe there's someone here that has
done one of these motor swaps & has some time on the machine
since can chime in .
YMMV
animal
On 5/25/24 10:38 AM, Aaron Woods wrote:
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This is simply curiosity, I don't currently have a 7" lathe, but
I'm sort of a small lathe junky so it is just a matter of time.?
The Consew and treadmill motors seem quite popular. I just haven't
seen them discussed much in connection to the 7" lathes. Didn't
know if there was a specific reason, or maybe I just haven't
noticed.
With other lathes it is often to add variable speed which wouldn't
be a plus in this case. I just thought with the control boards
apparently being unreliable that swaps might still be popular.
The small compact size is another thought, a motor swap being a
bit more involved than a small lathe with the motor mounted
seperately.
