Adeptus Propellus

Hi all.

The small motor I recently had running my little 'Adept' lathe has gone pop, and the only other motor I have kicking around is a salvaged motor off a pillar drill. I believe it is a 1hp motor. It spins at around 1500rpm and it quiet and in good condition. Being a spendthrift I'd like to use it if possible.

Do you more experienced chaps think this is too much?

Regards

Stewart.

Reading a tale from lathes.co.uk there was a fellow who fitted a 1/4hp 1400rpm motor to his Adept, no doubt via countershaft.

A larger motor will only give problems if you get a jam-up when working and the motor can overcome your jam. It might be able to cause more damage because of its extra strength. Perhaps make sure that your belt drive runs somewhat slack so that it can slip if it needs to.

I only use it for turning odd bits and bobs that don't require much accuracy or power.

It still has it's pulley from the pillar drill that can a variety of speeds so I may not need the countershaft?

If you want a new, relatively low-powered motor, i've found it is cheaper to buy a cheap Chinese-made small drill press than a motor alone. You often get a no-volt switch into the bargain, plus a chuck and a pair of bearings.

Stewart - slap it on and be done with it. I doubt you'd have any problem and it's not going to be massively over powered whatever happens.

Murray

I'm considering the above options... being such a tight bugger is a blessing as well as a curse! Make do and mend is still alive for me..! Hence the 1hp motor grinning down on my Adept from the 'Might come in handy one day' shelf...

I think you'll need a countershaft to get the speed down a bit. As others say, run the belt a bit slack so if you geta dig in it slips.