The last step in rebuilding the Schaublin 13 has focused in th electrical cabinet and wiring. The machine has been adapted to ordinary 230V monophasic mains by using VFD’s and all the control circuits have been assumed by the same VFD’s.
In the way of renovate the Schaublin 13, it is time to manage the lamp support and its connection. Lamp is attached to the side of the machine and, in the interior, a small junction box would be desirable. I tailored a made-to-size box of steel sheet.
One of my projects this summer was to finish the cabinet for the Wörner B13 drill press. The work mainly consisted of cladding the steel support frame with MDF. The ultimate goal was to prepare it for the electrical wiring and a set of drawers to organize the machine’s tooling.
An old Waldmann WD 306 luminaire is added to the Boley Leinen lathe. The luminaire is nowadays old but it is still a very good design. Can be found at a reasonable price and, after servicing it, make a very good value for money.
Altivar 312The lathe comes with an classical electromechanical wiring. It has an original Bauknecht 2 Kw and 3 speeds motor (720, 1450, 2880 rpm) . It was originally a 3 phase 220 V motor that in some moment was rewound to 380V. It has two speeds in a dahlander winding and an additional speed in an ordinary winding. Note how big and sturdy is the motor enclosure because of the number of speeds:
