Following on from this thread - http://ift.tt/VZG5n7 which helped me decide on which lathe I should buy.
About a month ago I bought a GPW Midi lathe, 6 speed model. I am in the process of modifying it to suit my needs, this includes building a bench/stand for it, and fitting a 1 hp 3 phase motor and a VFD to provide variable speed.
I don't get much spare time, so this has taken a lot longer than I would have hoped, almost a month to build this stand so far.
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I have used 50x50 RHS for the majority of the build, the motor bracket and supports are 50x50x6 angle. The whole thing is quite solid and very ridgid.
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I sourced some Vicmarc stepped pulleys, the one for the lathe spindle came with a 20mm bore, so it was a direct replacement which just needed a spacer turned up on the metal lathe to make the pulley sit in the correct spot so the belt cleared the casting.
The motor pulley came with a14mm bore, I had to bore it out to 19mm to suit the new motor. A local bearing supply shop supplied the belt to suit.
I have used the original belt tensioning bolt and lever on the new mounting plate, it will be accessed through a door at the front of the bench.
I am going to paint the frame with 2-pack polyurethane and fill the panels with sheets of form ply.
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About a month ago I bought a GPW Midi lathe, 6 speed model. I am in the process of modifying it to suit my needs, this includes building a bench/stand for it, and fitting a 1 hp 3 phase motor and a VFD to provide variable speed.
I don't get much spare time, so this has taken a lot longer than I would have hoped, almost a month to build this stand so far.
DSC_6359.jpg
I have used 50x50 RHS for the majority of the build, the motor bracket and supports are 50x50x6 angle. The whole thing is quite solid and very ridgid.
DSC_6353.jpg
I sourced some Vicmarc stepped pulleys, the one for the lathe spindle came with a 20mm bore, so it was a direct replacement which just needed a spacer turned up on the metal lathe to make the pulley sit in the correct spot so the belt cleared the casting.
The motor pulley came with a14mm bore, I had to bore it out to 19mm to suit the new motor. A local bearing supply shop supplied the belt to suit.
I have used the original belt tensioning bolt and lever on the new mounting plate, it will be accessed through a door at the front of the bench.
I am going to paint the frame with 2-pack polyurethane and fill the panels with sheets of form ply.
DSC_6354.jpg
DSC_6356.jpg
DSC_6357.jpg
DSC_6358.jpg
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