[AT] Old shop lathe motor-- motor questions for you "experts"

[George Willer]

John,

I have a 13" South Bend that had a 3 PH motor when I bought it maybe 16
years ago.  It was from a vocational school that closed their program and it
had led a hard life.  I remember well attending the open house when the
school first opened and thinking how lucky the kids were to have access to
such a machine.

I've converted it to single phase (2 HP) and use it regularly, using the
original contactors.

The best answer I can give is that because of the motor's size it's honest
horsepower... as opposed to Sears or vacuum cleaner horsepower.

I've replaced many parts on my lathe, either with factory parts or shop made
ones, and have it in pretty good condition.  What parts did you need from
your parts machine, and what do you have left?

George Willer

> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Wilkens
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:32 PM
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> Subject: [AT] Old shop lathe motor-- motor questions for you "experts"
> 
> I have a neat old motor out of an older 13" South Bend lathe that I bought
> for parts.  I'm wondering about the electric motor in it...what's it good
> for? ...whay is it so big for the rated 1 HP?  Etc.   The motor must weigh
> close to 100 lbs.  The info on the motor tag is:  "General Electric
> Reversible Repulsion Induction motor.  224 frame, SCA type.  50/60 cycles,
> 1450/1760 RPM at full load.   115 Volt (16/12.4 amps)/230 Volt (8/6.2
> amps).  Enclosure code F.  1 H.P."     It's a neat motor because it
> reverses with the switch off the lathe.  How come it's more than twice as
> big as a "modern" 1 HP motor?   Any comments welcome.  I'm just
> interested.     John W.
> 
>                     In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
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