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Hi, guys, I agree, this is exactly the kind of thing this site is about! I think that I would 3D model and then print it, too.? While I think some of the plastic parts would be adequate for the ELS

Fast Eddie, this is forum for such discussions!! In fact that is the reason it was setup! Or at least that is my understanding. Ralph

From what I have read, one issue with BLDC motors at low RPM involves "cogging", so it seems a GR would still be very much on the plate. What I am really curious about, though, is this: (and this may

I have the 3/4 hp Consew Brushless DC motor

Hi, Ralph, I realize that there would have to be gear reduction to at least a 2500 RPM spindle speed (assuming the desire to duplicate the original mini-lathe speed), but what I was speculating about

Thanks Charlie, that is what I was thinking, that you had just not removed them. I would be in the Brushless DC motor camp. But there still would be gear reduction, certainly do not need 4,000 + rpm.

Thanks John, one big advantage of this new forum is recording of for me very interesting timely and possible costly/moneysaving projects. Ralph

Hi Charlie! First off, let me be clear that this is not my work, but the work of a very talented man, Robert Fumanarek (sp?) ( http://robertsprojects.blogspot.com/2010/02/mini-lathe-modifications.html

Thanks John, got them on my list!

Hi Charlie, My source of material is the local Scrap Yard so that affects costs a bit (downward)<G>. Richard

Hi, Richard, You have actually completed yours so your figures are likely to be more accurate that mine.? Your prices in pounds Sterling would be around US $180-$240, which is appreciably less than

The subject of the cost of the ELS system came up before I joined and was indicated at $400 - $800. Just for interest my feeling is that the cost in the UK is more like ?150 - ?200. This is based on

Hi, Fast Eddie, Many thanks for the explanations and the photos.? I have personally never seen the end bell of the Sieg motor, and this clarifies a number of things for me. If I interpret the

As I am only part of the team of hobbyists that have formed this group, we already have some very respectful members that I have had the pleasure to have known for many years. Just looking at the

I think one of the problems with the Sieg motors is that the end bell is radiused, not flat. I believe the end bell is some sort of filled nylon. A similarly designed plate that attaches to the end

Hi Ralph. Reference telescoping mini lathe feed/lead screw covers : Visit LMS site ref part #?s 5201 and 5202. You will not need the new saddle as supplied by Amadeal in the kit as required for the

Hi, Ralph, The Gear Reduction unit itself includes just three gears; the pinion, an idler gear, and the gear/pulley that drives the belt.? The two larger gears shown in the photo were part of the

Charlie, what are the gears in front for? It looks rather complicated. Ralph

Hello, All, While it's not absolutely necessary, I feel that gear reduction on the mini-lathe makes it more like, as my friend Barry once described it, "a big boy lathe".? This is especially true

Hi, Ralph, I would suggest that you email them when you are ready.? I recall that I couldn't find it, either, and had to email them for info. -- Regards, Charlie New Jersey, USA