The Society of Wood & Tech Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Hello, My grandfather gave me all of his wood turning tools that he brought with him from overseas before moving to the greatest country, America. I’m wanting to fix up the wood lathe. Do you guys have any 1hp+ motor(s) suggestions? I have even noticed folks using motors from other types of equipment to run lathe. I’m hoping to stick around $200 range. thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Depending on where you live, there might be an electric motor repair shop nearby. They sometimes have rebuilt motors. Grizzly sells replacement motors as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 knowing more about the equipment would be a help... brand... drive arrangement.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Harbor Freight has some good prices on 1hp and 1.5hp dual capacitor motors. I have a 1.5 on my old band saw and it works great. Herb Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallpatch Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 I remember Germany's electric motors run on 50 cycle. I brought a reel to reel tape recorder, player back with me when I was over there and playing some of the stuff I recorded over there, running it on 60 cycle here made everything sound weird.. Been a long time ago and I might have the cycles reversed.... I do that some... If its electric motors from overseas maybe they can up the cycles for here. Dadio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 15 minutes ago, Smallpatch said: I remember Germany's electric motors run on 50 cycle. I brought a reel to reel tape recorder, player back with me when I was over there and playing some of the stuff I recorded over there, running it on 60 cycle here made everything sound weird.. Been a long time ago and I might have the cycles reversed.... I do that some... If its electric motors from overseas maybe they can up the cycles for here. That is funny, I thought the 50 Hz. was 220V, were you plugged into the range or dryer circuit? Herb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallpatch Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 The first place I plugged it in was the fire station in to a regular receptacle in the rec room. Was not 220. then later after I bought a house I used all the plugs in the house which was 110. I was told after checking someone Germany's current came shooting out at 50 cycles and maybe theirs was 120 instead of 110??? like I said its been 60 years since I came back from Germany....Yes I could google Germany and see what they had back then...Another thing ,, I never seen a round door knob all the time I was over there...Was such a good idea, we have no round door knobs in our house now.. Herb check out Germany for me, I'm lazy. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, Smallpatch said: The first place I plugged it in was the fire station in to a regular receptacle in the rec room. Was not 220. then later after I bought a house I used all the plugs in the house which was 110. I was told after checking someone Germany's current came shooting out at 50 cycles and maybe theirs was 120 instead of 110??? like I said its been 60 years since I came back from Germany....Yes I could google Germany and see what they had back then...Another thing ,, I never seen a round door knob all the time I was over there...Was such a good idea, we have no round door knobs in our house now.. Herb check out Germany for me, I'm lazy. Germany is 230v 50 Hz, I didn't realize there were so many different combinations and plugs. https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/world-electricity-guide.html Herb HARO50 and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyFN Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 I bought a 1hp motor for my old table saw from Grizzly for around $150. It works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) I bought a 1.5 hp. from Harbor Freight for $169 on my band saw, then had to buy a pulley as the new motor has a Metric shaft, and my old pulley would not fit. I had put a riser block in the band saw and wanted to increase the HP. from 1 to 1.5 hp. and put it on 220v. Herb Edited March 19, 2018 by Dadio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Society of Wood & Tech Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 I was hoping to stick with 120 volt motor replacement if possible. My wood Lathe can handle up to 14” x 44” thanks for the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) Grizzley and HF both have 120v. 1 hp. motors. the 1725 rpm. https://www.amazon.com/Grizzly-G2905-Single-Phase-Motor-HP/dp/B0000DD1EP The 3450 rpm https://www.amazon.com/Grizzly-G2533-Motor-Single-Phase-3450/dp/B00DQJOZ08 Herb Edited March 19, 2018 by Dadio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallpatch Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 When shopping for an electric motor its good to take the bolt pattern, shaft size, rotation direction, if it is not reversible, and very important, if it has ball bearings or sleeves. I have noticed Dayton supplies lots of their motors with sleeves. Not good for continues s running. And sometimes its good to have an AC-DC motor for certain applications. Or use to be... In my garage saleing, number one on the list has always been keep an eye on used electric motors for sale...To me, it is always cheaper to buy an electric motor when you don't need it...And almost any bolt pattern can be adapted if a person has a welder, drill press and some common sense.. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Smallpatch said: When shopping for an electric motor its good to take the bolt pattern, shaft size, rotation direction, if it is not reversible, and very important, if it has ball bearings or sleeves. I have noticed Dayton supplies lots of their motors with sleeves. Not good for continues s running. And sometimes its good to have an AC-DC motor for certain applications. Or use to be... In my garage saleing, number one on the list has always been keep an eye on used electric motors for sale...To me, it is always cheaper to buy an electric motor when you don't need it...And almost any bolt pattern can be adapted if a person has a welder, drill press and some common sense.. Don't forget the RPM's,and voltage, other wise all what you said. Herb HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallpatch Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Thanks Herb, I knew if I left some things out you could come along and give me a hand. I just thought some things guys would know already. Thanks Dadio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Society of Wood & Tech Posted March 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Awesome, I am currently shopping around for the perfect replacement motor. P.s this website is amazing Dadio and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallpatch Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Also the people selling a used motor will always let you plug it in so you can listen to it run, if they won't, don't even think of buying it no matter how cheap. A loud ball bearing is not a big deal, for bearings can be bought at a bearing supply. And even if a person thinks it might be over his head to change the bearings, a motor repair place might change them out while you wait..They will also replace a capacitor while you wait. Three or four years ago it cost about 20 bucks. This is something an electric motor usually needs when it just sits there and won't start running. Garage sales are a good place to start looking..And always carry a list of things you might be looking for while browsing... HARO50 and Dadio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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