Nice Lathe. Awesome job! I learned some 30 years ago in Class that you may leave the earth (Yellow line) always a bit longer than the others..so that if someone pulling the Cables and they get loose, you have the earth still connected. Thats no use for the Big steady lathe maybe, but I have that done to all my handtools, whenever i change the rubber grommit thats worn out on the cable entrance to the handle.. . Your skills are impressive. i only know the basics around AC/DC 🤘🤘🤘😁

That aerosol paint pen is genius. I'm ordering one now as well subbing

Great to see a girl in an engineering environment. Very neat job.

Excellent, I really enjoyed that video, nice to see other people’s workshops, another lathe that the scrap man obviously didn’t get, a quality item saved & going to be used 👍👍nice to have a young lady so interested in engineering, more videos like this please ✅

Superb, saving a lovely bit of kit and made an interesting video with it already... looking forward to part 2!

That’s bloody amazing Kim, well done. I’m a time served engineer, so I know how impressive that is so far! Cheers 👍

Proper good video Kim really like how you explain everything!! Cheers. Fenland Rob

Great video! Cracking sized machine a tad bit smaller than my Harrison! So glad mine was already running from a single phase motor!

Enjoyed your vid very well thought out. Your work is of a high standard you should be proud of that conversion you deserve it. Thanks ruth and mark.

I'm thinking of converting my mk1 Master back to a 3 phase motor. It currently has a weedy single phase motor that was used to convert it years before I got it. Very useful video thanks 😊

Good video, nice work . That lathe should give you years of service. Looking forward to the next one . All the best Kim.

Another brilliant video

Excellent work Kim. I have a VFD on a straight knife grinder I recently restored. Really opened my eyes to how handy they are. Going to buy one for my drill press. Then another for my spindle moulder. Fine control of cutterhead speed is a huge plus. Thanks for sharing your skills and knowledge and massive credit to you.

Good job Kimberly, it will be nice when You have it finished:):)

Love your videos and love the lathe machine 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Good video Kim admire the knowledge u have on the setting up of all the functions you have wired into this 👏👏 am afraid electrics not my strong point 🙄☹️ 👍

Excellent :) You have loads of skills all of which come in handy for jobs like this. You make it look effortless, I look forward to the next instalment.

Very neat job, and thats coming from an electrical engineer!! Phil

Top work, very jealous of having a chunky lathe, so useful. I've not the space in my unit at the moment frustratingly. I'm sure you will appreciate the control when it's all finished! You remind me of my complete failure to put VFD's on some of my bits of kit though...

Nice , upgrading old equipment . Great video . I'm subscribed and have notifications on and did not get notified , I know it's utubs fault . Can't wait for the next one

Good job Kim! 👍🙂I have the same lathe it’s running fine and I’ve done similar job like You 🙂. If You have any questions or suggestions please let me know .

Dear Kim, this is a wonderful video.....I use a VFD on a 1942 built South Bend here in the US......but you have gone much further than I....I just sat my VFD on a pipe stand with a cramp/clamp....best wises from Florida, Paul

Well done and thanks for the tip about the Marxmate. Didn't know they existed and wonder of wonders, they are available in NZ !

Sometimes the simple things take ages to actually do, like making the metal box. In an ideal world we would have all the tools and materials to hand but it's more fun making do with what you've got.

Nice work Kim👍 MINT 👌”

Nice lathe Kim Colchester make good pieces of kit

Hi Kim l really enjoyed your video and found it very interesting,l am in the process of installing a three phase motor and VFD to my milling machine, l have had to replace the motor due to it being a three phase two speed configuration. I look forward to watching your next videos. Regards Gary

"I just talked to the camera for 5 minutes and didn't press record" . . aaah, joys of filming. I really like your content (as I'm eyeballing a Colchester Student for my shop) but that line got you a sub haha. Brilliant.

Nice job, it takes a lot of patience to figure out a retrofit like that.

Great vid

you could do a mickey take video when you are ready to test " alright muckers what do you think? will it start?" and get a boader collie to upstage you! 🤣

Hi Kim. Appreciate your video and the way you fitted the VDF into the switch box. I have a similar lathe and the same VDF but you have done a better job if keeping oily hands away from the VDF with the external switching. My only question is whether the VDF will get adequate cooling in the confined space even with its own internal fan?

Just something I learnt the hard way. I used one of those VFDs for a CNC and I mounted a bit like you did only to find it overheated in use. Turns out it needed 150mm spacing all round for airflow. Hopefully yours is not is sensitive as mine to air flow but this helps

Great video and excellent work. I have the same lathe and am looking to do a similar thing do you happen to have any links to the equipment used and any more details about how you wired it in and kept all the original features of the lathe. I would find that very useful as would some others i am sure. thanks

Hi Kim, pleased I have found your channel, I’ve just purchased a Colchester student mk1 which has been converted to 240v single phase I want to revert it back to 3 phase with inverter and remote control board

Very GOOD and informative video Kim. When are you going to SEND IT :) Greetings from Bulgaria.

I use a network cable to run from my VFD to a control box for my lathe (a rather knackered Boxford), lots of cores and also quite thin. 10k pot (22.5mm) on the "pendant" of sorts. I do think the way you've mounted the drive is neat, mine is rather crudely screwed to the wall. Being pedantic about something you said at the start, the motor wired as delta Δ is still running it as three phase, but each phase is only connected across one winding so you can run it at a lower voltage. Wye Y each phase is connected across two windings (ish) hence requiring the higher voltage. Small motors are 230/400, larger ones can be 400/690.

All that old machinery just keeps going, would love a pillar drill or a sensitive drill some time soon. Where do u get the inverter looks interesting to convert over. Do u still have the same drive power. Interesting video for sure

New Subscriber here from N/Essex near where Colchester Lathe Company used to be. (The old site is now a TESCOS). Really loving your uploads here Kim & Kurt. Great to see these old vehicles etc. Those old diesels can sit for years & it doesn't seem to matter. Not the same story with petrol engines. Where did you learn all these skills may i ask? I am well impressed. 👍👋👋

That was a great video. A very nice lathe indeed. I put a vfd on my Harrison lathe and I am putting one on my Harrison mill. I also stripped the mill motor, rewired it to delta and replaced the bearings. I am interested in knowing what type of vfd that is for your lathe. Could you let me know please? Regarding signal and power wires, try to run them separately. The signal wires should preferably be shielded with the shield connected to ground at one end only. Thanks for interesting content.

I'm impressed. So when are we going to make a CNC plasma cutter?

Hi Kim im relly enjoying the videos i currently doing the same with my Colchester Master i have a similar model of motor please can i ask how you wired your motor to DELTA cheers Andrew

So what hp is the lathe motor, and what size variable frequency unit did you need to get for that. Well done, not for the faint hearted.

Ah, Colchester lathe, they don't get much better quality. I have a Triumph model, here in 🇨🇦

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I just learned a new word, faff, and I shall use it often

Wow, you are very skilled with electrical! How did you learn to set up a VFD? Awesome!

Hi Kim, could i ask where got your new drive belt from?

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Just a word of caution, never connect and operate a VSD on a motor without an earth on the motor. You can get induced voltage on the frame of the motor.

Looks good just don’t seal it so well that you don’t have air flow to cool the drive. 😎🇺🇸

WHat is the kw rating for the std lathe motor ?

Great job and video Kim 👍we've got all sizes lathe's, the Ape's. .. oops I'm dad's pride and joy's they are , the biggest we've got is the 4" ??? Chuck Viceroy from a an old school, the twat sorry dad got it for nothing from three phase two an old single phase 70's moter, keep them posting 🙂👍

Have you found new employment❓. Meant no offense in suggesting you might work w/ Lord Muck. Sorry how you interpreted my comment 🙊🙉🙈

Mrs Muck, why aren't you wearing a mask?