08-01-2014, 10:54 PM
I brought home this little Wade turret lathe today. From what little I can find on the internet it appears to be a #5. It has had some repairs and the cross slide doesn't appear to be original. Luckily it did come with a decent set of collets which it seems are a Wade specific design.
Whoever was running it last had it running with a link-belt v-belt on the flat belt pulley. My plan is to tear it down and restore it. I am thinking about replacing the flat belt pulley with a v-belt pulley and running it with a 3/4hp variable DC motor that I happen to have sitting around.
Does anyone on the forum have experience with these lathes? Does replacing the flat belt with a v-belt pulley seem like the best thing to do?
Whoever was running it last had it running with a link-belt v-belt on the flat belt pulley. My plan is to tear it down and restore it. I am thinking about replacing the flat belt pulley with a v-belt pulley and running it with a 3/4hp variable DC motor that I happen to have sitting around.
Does anyone on the forum have experience with these lathes? Does replacing the flat belt with a v-belt pulley seem like the best thing to do?
12" Atlas Lathe - Rockwell 21-100 Vertical Mill - Burke #4 Horizontal Mill