On 01/11/2012 08:22 AM, James wrote:
Bill wrote:

On 1/10/2012 8:09 AM, James wrote:

Hi Group, I've got to put my turning on hold. I just lost the motor
on my Jet lathe. It had a problem when I bought it you had to spin
it to start it so I took it in to have it looked at and had a new
capicitor put on. When I was using it yesterday it quit so I took
it back to the electric shop and they replaced the capicitor again
and run the tests on it again. It worked fine for a minute then
tripped their breaker. It's got a fault in it somewhere that's
probably why the capacitor was disconnected and it had to be spin
started. Fortunately a new motor isn't too pricey if you say it
fast. If I had know for sure the motor was bad I would have put the
cost of the repair toward a new motor but even with a new motor the
lathe was still much cheaper than a new one. Jim in ID

if you are willing to do so, you will be well served by replacing
that jet motor with an older washing machine motor - they can be had
for $5 or so, are about 1/3 to 1/2 hp and will serve you better - but
they are bigger (real horses, not smaller Jet horses) so typically
you will need to make a bracket and use a longer belt. You could
even get a real 3/4 hp motor for about $50 (new surplus) if you
wanted it. I use a 1/4 hp washing machine motor on my Nova Commet
and it is just fine.

I pretty much have to stick to the Jet motor because of the design of
this model but I will look into a reversing switch. Jim

There was an article in either the Dec or Oct issue of American
Woodturner (AAW journal) on installing a reversing switch IIRC. Looked
pretty straight forward...

....Kevin
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Kevin Miller
Juneau, Alaska
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"In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car."
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