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Hi, I'm starting the restauration process of my TDS6 Short bed. I can confirm they do come apart. You will need to give yourself time. 14MM and 1/2" spanners will come in handy and short reach ones. theres not alot of space inside the housing from where you can unbolt the cast beds. The rest of...

Indeed! Basically the same as a spindle moulder. The two fences need to be paralell to one an other. Easily checked by holding a long straight edge to the outfeed and looking down from the top where you should see a constant gap. If not, there lays the problem; Somtimes also the farther boards...

Found the star point, I can only describe the experience as gentle wrestling! 2 of the wires snapped one about 15mm from the windings and the other tight to the windings. After digging it out, I did an ohms test between ends but no reading. I hope its just a dodgy meter will try tomorrow with my...

Ok will give it a go today, cheers

Can I use a little bit paint stripper to soften winding varnish so I can move the insulated winding star ends? What is kind of varnish is used ? Looks like shellack!

Scary stuff, A delicate operation indeed! What can I use to soften the brittle varnish. As it is It feels like any wires I try tr free will snap?

Going by his photo which is clearer as you say looks to be about 7 o'clock, Will give it a go over the next day or so under a better light. Cheers

Hi Again? Soooo now Ive got the enviable task of locating 3ends meet and somehow extending and insulating them and bring them to the connection end and connecting the 6 ends as star/delta. I should thearetically arrive at a 3PH motor I can run off a VFD. As always? thanks for all the...

Hi Folks! Well!That all went easier than expected! After removing the connecting bolts, I moved the Connection plate out of the way. Hooked 2 fingers in the gap and lightly pulled. The plate came off real easy. Resting the housing and shaft vertically on a soft cloth. I then held the motor...

Thanks again for your insight Fitzroy Will take your advice and try and get the pully off today! Watched the vid, very useful. Kind of confirms my idea of leaving pulley on (struggling to get an allum key to fit and is already mostly rounded off) If I can pull the connectiion end off after...

Hi Smouser, Im restauring an old bowl lathe with one of these motors. Your post was great as I have the same type of motor I need to do the same as you. Your Photos jump from the motor to windings. Not having taken a motor apart? Im just as much interested to Know how I split the casing and pull...

Indeed it would have been a nice surprize. If the Info plate had somehow not been updated Haha! Not at all!! I knew what Id let myself in for, my main concern now is how do I get the two sides ends off to reveal that next step?

SOOO here we go! Motor is out after taking a good half hour just to get the last nut and bolt out of the far corner. Witworth I presume!? But 14MM did nicely. The base plate has a rib running its width I think there to lock the bolt heads in place while you loosen the nuts from the top. Hampered...

I watched a vid of a guy doing exactly that he. Interestingly he lashed the windings down like you say using what looked like string but he used a method Ive only seen butchers do when tieing a fillet of beef or pork to form a roasting joint. fewer ends to contend with.

You and me both marra! hope I dont burn the barn down.!!! Have you any idea what baterial those lashings are made of? looks like cotton laces? Got plent small zip ties if I dont find an alterative..

Hi Folks, Big bruv stable and in good care. Looked at options then found a post on here of a rewiring of a 3PH motor so enable Delta and subsequntly running the lathe on 1PH with VFD. Taking motor out next week. If I get this right, itll save me a fortune....Happy Days! Naturally Will post a...

Hi Fitzroy, Just stumbled across a post you were involved in. Converting a motor like mine to Delta Your obviously clued up on these things!! so I can use a VFD. Really great post. Nothing ventured and all that! Will take the motor out and give it a good staring at next week. Will have to order...

Restauration ground to a halt for the moment. Got a phone call off big bruv yesterday. This years Boys weekend called off due to his declining health. You all know the score"Family comes first" Will look at options when I get back to it! Got two other 3PH machines I want to bring back to life...