![]() Still holding off on the drive though.Īfter reviewing the manuals for the Teco, ABB, and Hitachi drives, I decided to go with the Hitachi drive. Today's progress update: No word yet if the lathe has actually shipped from Utah but I did go ahead and order the Leeson motor since I will need it to design and build the mounting for it in the cabinet I build. Unless I am thinking of the wrong kind of emergency. Seems the opposite of logic - in an emergency, you want the motor to come to a quick stop. On a related note, Oneway (and some other manufactorers too I think) actually goes beyond this with both a red button for Off (decelerates the motor to a quick stop) and a bigger red button for an "Emergency Off" (coasts the motor to a slow stop). So I would prefer separate On-Off buttons as well as a separate forward-reverse toggle. Having used the Oneway 2436 for a while, I'm partial to a big red off switch. But I'm wondering if the single switch for On(forward) - Off - On (reverse) is my only option with that drive. Here are the links of the 3 significant components:īarebones Vicmarc from CS ($2295): 300_CS_Series_Wood_Lathe_vl300?Args=Īppreciate the information on the Teco drive - would save me about $50 over the Hitachi or ABB. So just hoping someone out there has been through this already and might want to make a new friend :). I looked at the ABB drive manual and it is written to a much more sophisticated user than me. Roger at CS was kind enough to give me the model numbers of the Leeson motor and ABB drive they use in their version of the Vicmarcs but so far has not agreed to send me any wiring schematics. The only thing that keeps me up at nights is the remote control and AC drive wiring and programming. At a $2200 discount over the fully assembled one, I figure I can buy the motor and drive for around $500, and another couple hundred for cabinet materials and remote control switches, and still come out about $1500 ahead. ![]() I rarely buy what I can make so the barebones Vicmarc V元00 from Craft Supplies is right up my alley. ![]() So my shopping list is quite large but step one is a new lathe. Liquidated all of it to some very lucky soul out there :) but am feeling the itch again. I had the Oneway 2436 and all the other expensive accoutrements. I'm returning to turning after a 3 year hiatus. ![]()
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