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Cheers for the replies guys. The 3 phase option has been considerd before. I could proberbly get hold of a three phase motor at work as there's one or two lying about ( depending if they work or not) haha. But how I wire it up I've not the foggyist haha. Is that really the only option or is there a way to do it with the single phase motor that's I've already got?

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Hey guys been a while since I last posted on here so I hope I'm putting it in the right section. My question is I have a Clarke cl500m lathe mill combo, ( I know don't shoot me haha) and I'm getting fed up with changing the belt every time I need to alter the speed. My idea is to make the motor variable speed so I can do it at the turn of a knob. Can I do this with the standard motor or have I got to look at getting a different motor? Also how do I wire it in? Electrics are not my strongest point being a mechanical engineer is haha .

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All the best James.

Right just got the original of the machine and I've actually found a second one as well whoo . The largest one I've got is 56 tooth and measures 58mm OD, the other is 36 teeth and measures 38mm OD. John my gears have the four splines in the middle the same as yours and mount in the back of the machine the same way as shown in your pics.

all the best James.

This is amazing thank you so much to everybody that has replied. I've learnt so much. I'm going to sit down and figure them out now haha.

I have one that they forgot to take off the machine.

I work on a Colchester master at work and that's what we do there just put the machine in reverse. I know what your saying about the speed doesn't really want to slow down to much for it and that's why I was thinking about a variable speed controlled motor so I can have lower to higher speeds, was just a thought gotta look into it. John Stevenson thank you Id only got the parts list one I'd never got the instruction one and completely forgot about it.

Right ok I'm going to sound like a right donut now as I know next to nothing on making gears (that's why I want to learn haha) is there a set rule for figuring out outside diameters of the gears?

That was my first idea but I've been thinking about it a lot and I will need screw cutting on the machine.

Hey thanks for the response I've emailed them before for parts and for just the basic parts to get it running it was going to cost me well over 350 quid. (money I've just not got lol). So I've put my knowledge and skills into it and made some custom parts to get the machine running and it does quite nicely. . But I just need the screw cutting gears as i need to put power feed back onto it also I want to make my own set as a gear is something ive never made before and I want to learn how to do it and this would be perfect for it.

Hey there I'm in need of some help I'm new to this site so I'm sorry if I put this in the wrong place. I've recently acquired a Clarke cl500m lathe and it's was in bits I've payed penny's for it as the previous owner had stripped it down almost completely, but when I fetched it he had lost all the screw cutting gears and gear from the spindle to the milling head. I was wondering if anybody on here has got one of these lathes could you please tell me sizes (outside diameters and number of teeth) of the gears so I can make a set. Also the gear that drives the milling head of the spindle is it the same size as the one on the bottom of the milling head?