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Post by mapleman on Dec 2, 2009 8:23:24 GMT -6
Jerry, I must admit the speed changes annoy me greatly - especially coming from the jets --- especially the 1014vs ---- just turn the dial. the cam action thing that the motor rests on a stud and pivots to allow the belt to loosen. the cam action is this funny looking cam (not unlike the cam depth stop for a stanley 45) that swings the motor up to slacken the belt. i can change speeds in under a minute. but it is annoying. but the extra grand to step up to the dvr i just could not manage. for the money --- the novas are great, IMHO. made in NZ from quality stuff. good motor. so far so good. but, yeah i do wish i had a simple lever or dial.... oh well. with choices come tradeoffs.... and thanks on the "you suck"  john |
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Post by TDHofstetter on Dec 2, 2009 9:19:06 GMT -6
Ya know what you CAN do, Mapes? Dig up an electric treadmill (they're often given away for free, working) and scavenge the motor out of it. That'd be a 2HP 90VDC motor, perfect for speed control. Hang it where your lathe's motor is now. Hang a speed control knob (or pushbutton pad) on the front of the lathe... and bingo you have a variable-speed lathe.
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Post by sawduster on Dec 2, 2009 9:48:40 GMT -6
Ya know what you CAN do, Mapes? Dig up an electric treadmill (they're often given away for free, working) and scavenge the motor out of it. That'd be a 2HP 90VDC motor, perfect for speed control. Hang it where your lathe's motor is now. Hang a speed control knob (or pushbutton pad) on the front of the lathe... and bingo you have a variable-speed lathe. And if you can keep the pulley sets, you'll have a multi variable speed set-up. Seems I recently saw something like that available from someone, variable speed DC motor with several sets of pulleys. |
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Post by mapleman on Dec 2, 2009 22:50:43 GMT -6
Tim, as always, great ideas. i will definitely keep my eyes open. are all of these thing basically the same? be just my luck to actually find one that was either a POS or just not even close well, i will definitely be on the lookout though, thats for sure. Jerry, my jet 1014vs had step pulleys - three - and dial-it-in variable speed. so you had a slower, medium and craxy fast ranges. other than pen turning, the slowest seemed to work for everything. i think it is great - if you do not have infinite variability (in which case, who cares, eg?) thanks guys ---- now i gotta find me a good, proper motor... john |
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Post by TDHofstetter on Dec 2, 2009 22:57:03 GMT -6
are all of these thing basically the same? Yep, pretty much identical inside, every one of 'em. I've seen countless pics of 'em on the Web, and I've got two here I'm building into stuff... some can run at 180VDC instead of 90VDC, but they're otherwise nearly as standard as it gets. They've all gotta' be real pullers, too, 'cause they wrestle big joggin' fellas. |
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Post by sdb777 on Dec 8, 2009 17:54:05 GMT -6
Seems to be a LOT of folks using the JET brand.....is it the price that attracted you first? Or just the features?
Scott (something to save my pennies for) B
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Post by Doug B on Dec 8, 2009 18:40:58 GMT -6
Scott, the Harbor Freight 34706 is almost identical to the Jet 1236 and it frequently goes on sale. But, I have to admit that the Jet has a much prettier paint job than the HF.  |
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Post by CajunRider on Dec 8, 2009 19:05:06 GMT -6
i have an old craftsman lathe from I think the 60s. it is a 12x 36 single pole style lathe. Next one I get will be same size but variable speed and new. although oldies are goodies too. Does it look like this one, only a different paint job?  If so, that is the one that many of us here had (have). A nice simple well made machine. PITA to change speeds, but it got the job done. Wait a min. How does my lathe jump to your shop? |
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