Just picked up two motors for $40 au  each – brand new on Ebay.

Thought i would mention them incase there are any small lathe owners in Australia that want to convert to DC .

Can't vouch for how long they will last but mine fired up ok and is destined for my taig lathe .

Name on them is healthmate.

They post to Australia only or p/up Seven hills in Sydney.

No connection with them what so ever and i only stumbled upon them yesterday , not sure how many they have either.

Not going to add photos etc as all you have to do is search Ebay Australia for treadmill motor – Australia only and you should find them easily enough.

Motors physical size similar to the motor on my X2 mill .

The shaft has two flat sides but is big enough in diameter to turn down to 10mm which will give 95- 100 % clean up .

They also have no inbuilt fan but a 100mm computer fan would probably suffice .

If this is in the wrong topic moderators please move it to where you see fit.

Forgot to mention the brushes are on the centre line of the commutator so  motor should be reversible , there are no rotation direction markings either  

Ian.

Edited By XD 351 on 17/11/2015 02:41:33

Edited By XD 351 on 17/11/2015 02:45:12

Hi Ian,

no controller just a motor but you can get controllers on Ebay from China like the one i used to test the motor cost around $50 each from memory , there are a few on there but the one you need is a pc board approx 100 x 100 mm and pot not the one in the plastic box that is advertized as being a 240v dc controller as it didn't work .

I'm not sure what they are out of i was just browsing on Ebay and found them under treadmill motor , maybe they are from a small unit for exersizing your pet ?

I ave a 1-1/2 hp unit here also but it is too big for such a small lathe like the taig , i was originally going to buy a motor from a C2 or X2 mill but they will run you around $200 -$300 without a controller .

Ian.