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appletree:
Very good advice from Pete on both counts, my Little John Lathe needs a motor of a special motor with a low shaft height, I picked up a 3 hp 3 phase one to use with an inverter but ended up buying a 3/4 hp one new as I feared damaging something. I would fear what might happen using that powerful motor especially in back gear, it's all ok until it's not ok.  Just had a quick look at that well known site a firm has some motors sub £50 the listing says collection only but offer Del for £12 lower down. All done for less than £50 I know it’s you money but if it was me thats the way I would go. Where are you situated?

see 121682336214 and 121682336379

Eugene:
appletree,

Thanks for the links. I'd trawled Fleabay for days without finding those motors. It was the cock up factor that concerned me with the Higgs; I'll go for a new one for fifty squid, that's not unreasonable.

Eug

Fergus OMore:
Soryy to 'come in so late' but I have been on holiday for a month. Well, I've really been on holiday for the lat 30 years :drool:

Martin Cleeve actually answered this question i 1953. He did and he actually fitted TWO motors to  his ML7.

One was a a full 1HP and the other was a 1/3rd.Of course one CAN run a lathe of this size on a 1/4HP ex washing machine motor 1440RPM and I've done it.

Mine has ( well a S7B) has gone sort of three phase but given a fair wind and tide, it is getting a 1/6th 2880rpm as well.

Really, it is all academic,  if push came to shove , you can pedal a 'M' series with a pedal and pitman. Time to buy a copy of old Sparey- methinks?

OK?

Norman

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