Originally Posted by
James Williams 007
OK so I owe an apology to you all and especially Grizzly. I feel like a complete moron! The lathe wouldn't start or run because I didn't supply the proper power. In my haste to run an outlet for the lathe I failed to connect both poles. Along with wiring an outlet for the lathe I also put in new LED's for the shop and other outlets for hand tools and when I was at the box I wired the lathe like the other circuits and connected one pole and the the other wires to the neutral and ground bus. I figured it out last night and couldn't believe it! I connected the other pole and its running perfectly. Wow this thing is amazing! I have only turned on my midi lathe with a 10" swing and no variable speed so this lathe feels like I went from a Kia to a Ferrari! I turned some new handles for the banjo and the tailstock out of curly maple so I could acclimate to the variable speed and get comfortable with the controls. I filed down the spindle shoulder so my chuck would go on as well.
Glad you got it up and running! I had a feeling it was something other than the lathe. We hope you enjoy yours as much as we have enjoyed ours! I particularly like your Farrari analogy....I don't now if I would go quite that far, but the 0766 is a pretty sweet ride for sure!
Last edited by Roger Chandler; 01-25-2017 at 10:20 PM.
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