Hi
This is a great post, photos & info please.
Will be doing my lathe soon.

dazz wrote:Hi
That's 4s up and 4s down.
My VFD achieves this by ramping the speed. There is no brake resistor.

Hi Dazz

Thanks, it will make it easier to program the VFD if i know it will work right first time.

dazz wrote:

jeff1137 wrote:Hi dazz
I will program the VFD presently, how long did you give the motor to slow down & stop & run up,

About 4 seconds

Hi Dass
is that 2s up & 2s down, of 4s up & 4s down.

thanks jeff

Hi Alan
Please ring me I have sent you a PM

Hi The TDI I got is off the Mk 1 lathe & I have the Mk2. Does anyone know if there is a difference or modification to the TDI for the Mk 2 T.D.S.1/1. & the Mk1 . Looking at them the only thing I can see is the spacer on the Mk2. On the Mk1 the TDI fits next to the lathe & on the Mk2 the is a small s...

Hi dazz I will program the VFD presently, how long did you give the motor to slow down & stop & run up, did you fit a brake to the VFD. What size motor did you fit. Did you first fit a DC motor to the lathe I have a 900w motor 3ph, have you had any prolemes runing at 1800 rpm, my motor is old maybe ...

Hi all
I got a Thread Dial Indicator & Back Gear Selector Lever off ebay, so my lathe is complete.
Will start the set up this year.
This photo is of ebay

Hi Les Thanks yes i no, but i will get a bigger lathe at some point & i will have my VFD. It is going outside in a garage it will be damp & I do a lot of welding & grinding in the garage. dust/metal fragments & damp are the killers of VFD. 2 or 3 have stated that a IP65 would be the best way to go, ...

Hi Drives direct at Nottingham supply a lot of inverters and I believe they are quite Good to deal. They are on ebay a lot and here is a link http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-MOTOR-1HP-DIGITAL-INVERTER-PACKAGE-REMOTE-POD-for-MYFORD-BOXFORD-LATHE-/380723686325?pt=UK_BOI_Industrial_Automation_Control_ET&...

Hi
I was looking at a WEG CFW-08 VFD 2.2 Kw IP65 for £263+vat
Is WEG any good

thanks jeff

Hi Les Sorry for not getting back to you, thanks for the info will make one if I cannot find one, but would like an original if possible. Does anyone know the year of manufacture, the serial No is 28506 & there is a 86 marked on the gearbox. I have removed the motor 3 Ph 900w 1.2 Hp, tested out OK. ...

Hi
no reply from mike, any one know how to get hold of him ??????????????????????????

Hi
Is it molyneux.mike, i have sent a PM to him, but he has not been on the site for a long time, no posts ??????
hope he get the PM i sent.

jeff

Hi Thanks for the info, I have sent out 10 or so emails looking for parts, G & M tools is one of them, but the ones that have replied have not got any parts in that I am looking for. Still looking for a Thread Dial Indicator & Back Gear Selector Lever. ????????????? I have ordered some tool holders ...

Hi
as any one got a back gear selector lever, for a viceroy tds 1/1 lathe, for sale.
if you have one please let me know.
jeff

Hi
The viceroy lathe arrived today, some photo of the lathe.
Now I have had a good look at it, it is not that bad.

I am new & this is my first post. I live in Manchester UK, I love motorbikes, I was a millwright, Crane Eng, Pipefitter & Welder. Now 62 years old & a bad back. Now the good stuff, I have got an old lathe, a Denford Viceroy Mk 2 T.D.S.1/1. serial No 28506 with 2off 3 jaw chucks, 1 off 4 jaw chuck, 4...