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Motor size
Last weekend I bought an old lathe with 20" swing. It came with a massive 3kW (4hp) 3-phase motor. This draws too much current and thus I will replace it with a smaller 3-phase motor and variable frequency drive. I was thinking about to get a 1.1kw (1.5hp) motor. Would that be powerfull enough for turning larger bowls at lower speeds? Frank |
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