Hi Guys, I want to first apologize for going dark for 6 months. I just had a LOT of other shop projects to knock out before I could get back into fixing up this lathe. So, quick update: 1) I found out that the motor shaft on my motor was BENT, which lead to a wobbly ass time whenever I turned it on....

So I said to hell with the original motor control system. I followed this guy's DC motor controller on Youtube: https://youtu.be/3z3jLfe65yU The list of all the parts he uses is in his description. The links are to the Australian Ebay site, so just copy the posting name and search for the exact same...

I did, yeah. Fuse is good. I actually just rigged it up here at work with a new POT and something is seriously wrong here. I think it may be the forward/reverse switch, because I get voltage metering everywhere except to the motor terminals on the F/R switch. Also, the tach no longer displays number...

Hey Guys, Sorry about the delay in my post. There was a lot going on with the Lathe when I got it. the cover plate was damaged and the motor was, in fact, not brushless. While taking it apart, I shorted out something on the speed control board and I can't get the motor to spin anymore. It totally wo...

Hey Guys, Just purchased this very same lathe (with a brushless motor though) and I will be active here over the next few days as I show my upgrades. I'll take lots of pictures and try and be a solid contributor to this thread. This thread is (so far) the best source of info for these 8x16 bench lat...