Finishing the vfd and motor installation on the Emco V10-P

[@tonyflaherty7024]

Top job Cliff. No bollocks and straight into what's needed. Nice one mate.

[@eyuptony]

Great job Cliff on the power and motor conversion. The control panel looks proper industrial. Well impressed.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Cliff, you really did a top job, the panel looks good and very user friendly, the jog setup is a brilliant idea, thank you for another great video, Matty

[@Machine_NZ]

Hi Cliff, been watching videos and its helped me to wire the VFD on my 3 phase Shaper so thanks for uploading them. Your control box looks good with some useful features. Regards Kevin.

[@RetroSteamTech]

Excellent job Cliff, you should be well pleased with that 👍👍👍

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Great job , back in action ! Cheers .

[@CliffsShed]

and lovely it is to, still leaking oil though, going to investigate that today! among other things! ATB, Cliff

[@samrodian919]

Nice one Cliff, good to see it making chips again properly. Look forward to mor3 from you in 2020.

[@derekwilkinson7939]

Control panel looks good. Nice job overall. 👍

[@nikond90ful1]

Thanks for the video Cliff. Well done.

[@CliffsShed]

Cheers Colin, still a bit more to sort out, ATB, Cliff

[@AndyJenkins999]

Very neat Cliff very neat indeed!

[@CliffsShed]

Thanks Andy, I am pretty pleased with how it's turned out, and it is a lot more powerful!, Got a problem with the oil leak though! ATB, Cliff

[@monsterg4603]

Cliff might want to cover up the cooling holes on the motor chuck side!! Keep up the good work mate.

[@Xynudu]

The oil looks to be coming out the selector holes, judging by the stain pattern. Panel and wiring looks good. Cheers Rob

[@CliffsShed]

I think you are right Rob, it is pissing out, I am going to have another look today, I have got some small o rings, its only two small grommets behind the very tiny spring clips that hold it together, which I am in mortal fear of pinging across the workshop! All the best, Cliff

[@michaellinahan7740]

Cliff, With no load that kill switch didn't seem to stop the lathe that quickly. I know some VFD's have a dump resistor so that when the power is cut the motor's energy is dumped into the resistor slowing it down faster. The addition of that VFD has made it a useful machine, well done mate. Carroty?

[@CliffsShed]

Yes you are right, needs a bit more programming to stop it quicker, I think you do need a braking resistor to "stop" it though, need to look into it. Carroty! Colloquial for crappy!😐 All the best, Cliff

[@RagsdaleCreek]

Real nice job Cliff.👍

[@CliffsShed]

Thanks, what season is Alabama in, my geography is a bit like my machining, needs improvement! ATB, Cliff

[@RagsdaleCreek]

We are in winter December 22 was our shortest day of the year. I am in Alabama USA

[@brownh2orat211]

Cliff, might want to rethink your estop switch, if you cut input power to the VFD while it's running it can damage the VFD, there is a dedicated E-stop pin on the control side that will stop the motor with braking without damage to the VFD.

[@CliffsShed]

Didn't know that, thanks I'll look into it, ATB, Cliff

[@angelramos-2005]

Giantic job Cliff.Congratulations.LOL

[@evanjones2539]

Nice to hear the fox @ 2:16

[@astroken573]

Thanks a lot for the video Cliff! Can you tell me the specs of your new motor? This is on my ToDo list for my shop. I just watched your DRO videos after getting a cheap kit on Vevor for my Compact 10 - which is the little brother to your lathe with no gearbox. I've also got an Acorn CNC kit sitting around, which I hope to get going on my lathe one of these days....

[@tropifiori]

Very nice Cliff

[@CliffsShed]

Cheers Frank, Bloody oil leaks still there though! ATB, Cliff

[@tropifiori]

Maybe a Welshman owned it first? They are fond of leeks

[@raymondmarteene7047]

Thanks Cliff, I notice there are vent holes in the motor under with the chuck are you going to make a cover for the motor? My Myford has the same and is prone to getting chips in there. Thanks for sharing Cheers

[@CliffsShed]

Dead right Raymond, when that motor was on the myford I had a cover on it that only left the pulley end open, I took it to bits to give it a clean before I put it on the emco and it had an awful lot of swarf in it, to the point where if it had got much more it would have been in serious danger of an electrical or mechanical fault! Problem with the emco is the motor is longer than the original and comes up the bed a bit, the carriage clears it but not by a lot, so there's not much room to get a cover in, with hindsight it would have been better to have had some spacers on the studs and pushed the motor back a bit, I may do it if protecting it becomes a problem, would likely need longer belts though. I think I should put motor cleaning on the maintenance list for both lathes, that would be the list I never get round to doing! :-), All the best, Cliff

[@bostedtap8399]

Looking good, ready for action. Toothed belts seem noisy though, unless it is the microphone picking up a certain frequency? Thanks for sharing.

[@CliffsShed]

Not sure, seems a lot quieter to me, wishful thinking perhaps! ATB, Cliff

[@TheJimtodd]

good job Cliff

[@CliffsShed]

Cheers, still got the oil leak though, need to sort it out, leaks onto the motor! ATB, Cliff

[@retromechanicalengineer]

Hello Cliff, great video. I have subscribed. I have exactly the same lathe, mine is factory single phase. Could you tell me which model of motor you have used for your VFD conversion please? I'd like to do similar and would like to keep using the toothed belt. Cheers, Dean in Oxfordshire.

[@CliffsShed]

Hello Ian, cracking lathes aren't they! the motor I've used is a 1HP brook compton, it came with the second hand vfd I bought for the ml7, so thats all I know about it, it only just about fits and you do need longer belts but the drive from the old motor went on fine. Have you got the milling attachment? Mine is a bit noisy in some of the speed ranges but works like a dream, was a bit tatty looking when I bought it (and wasn't cheap) but I am really pleased with it, of course now I lust after the next one up, bit out of my price range though! Thanks for watching, ATB, Cliff

[@CliffsShed]

Just watched a couple of your videos, you have got the milling attachment!

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@CliffsShed Yes, I have the milling attachment. It works quite well. Surprisingly rigid for such a small unit. My lathe is an early model with the threaded spindle. It was expensive to buy but came with a lot of standard equipment. Sorry about the poor quality of my videos! Could you tell me where you bought the longer belts? Thanks for getting back to me. Stay safe in these unusual days, Dean.

[@pearcemachineshop5200]

Well done Cliff the chips will be flying now. Al.

[@CliffsShed]

Yes Alan, and as it is "straight into the motor vents", need a plan! :-) ATB, Cliff

[@dermotkelly2289]

Hi Mate. Happy new year to you. I live in Thailand and hope to build my own workshop up north Thailand with air con lol. Where are you mate

[@CliffsShed]

Happy new year, I am in Kent, se England! Air con is only needed two days a year😁 ATB, Cliff

[@dermotkelly2289]

@@CliffsShed Well I'm from Beckenham Kent. Anywhere near you?

[@CliffsShed]

@@dermotkelly2289 Orpington, down the road! I worked at Firestone's in Beckenham, last job I had before I went in the army, many many moons ago!

[@dermotkelly2289]

@@CliffsShed My mate worked there! I worked as a fitter /turner in Croydon for Ford Motor Company until I was made redundant. I wasn't happy with new jobs I had so I went to Thailand

[@mikebashford8198]

What 3D printer have you got? Have you done a video on it?

[@stephentayler1414]

Good job Cliff, myford demoted now then :)

[@CliffsShed]

For the time being, but now I can give it a rest and do some very overdue maintenance on it! ATB, Cliff

[@bobmcgee7805]

nice job cliff but a noisy motor..

[@markowen7164]

Hi Cliff. Looks ok. But I think my Chinese import is FAB. M

[@CliffsShed]

Cheers Mark, What have you got? ATB, Cliff