Member postings for Mick Netting

Hello Andy and Hopper, many thanks for your replies, most appreciated.
At present there are two holes (approx 4mm dis) directly above the bearings. Where, I assume, that there was at one time some sort of drip feeders mounted ?
For interest the lathe has not been used for some forty years, so looking forward to our first attempt at lathe work 😁

cheers

mick

Would appreciate some help from the Faircut lathe owners.

we are in the process of renovating an old Faircut lathe. The drive motor a subject of a previous post has been overhauled, and we are now pondering what oil should be used for the head stock bearings, slides and lead screw. Could some advise please.

thanks

mick

Thanks Brian,

Yes I forgot to mention in my post, when the lever is in the centre position the motor stops and reverses direction.
Will post some photos of the lathe.

Mick

Hello All,

Thanks to all who responded to my request for information. To confirm it is a single phase repulsion motor with the brushes shorted together. By varying the brush position the motor speed can be varied from standstill to 2000 RPM.
After removing the NDE cover we cleaned the commutator checked the brushes, and blew out forty odd years of dust and a spider which has taken up residence. Amazing after forty years with out being powered up, the bearings are fine and ran as good as new 😁

Now another request does anyone know where we can obtain a manual for the Faircut lathe which the motor drives ?

will attempt to attach some photos.

Mick

Thanks for the replies. I’m reluctant to power up the motor in case I damage it, will check the connections next week and post some photos of anything interesting.

cheers

Mick

A friend of mine has an old Faircut lathe which has not been run for many years.

The lathe is driven by a 1/6 HP single phase Batwin motor. This motor (type DN5A) has a handle at the non drive end which moves the brush position. The motor nameplate indicates a speed of 800/2000 RPM. I cannot understand whether moving the brush position can (if at all) change the speed of the motor ?
Does anyone have knowledge of the motor type.

Thanks Mick