We also include a 6”-diameter faceplate that has been pre-drilled with an array of hole
patterns that makes mounting virtually any blank fast, easy and very secure. A special
handle for installing and removing the faceplate is included. A four wing drive spur that
fits in the #2 Morse taper is also standard equipment as is the knockout rod for removing
it.
Power & Variable Speed
The JET JWL-1642EVS-2
model is equipped with a 2HP,
3 phase, 230V motor. The
JWL-1642EVS version comes
with a 1 1/2HP, 3 phase, 115V
motor for shops that do not
have 220V power available.
Electronic inverter does all the
work to convert from the 1
phase to 3 phase. The inverter
also provides the ability to vary
the frequency of the motor
which in turn allows for
variable speed.
Our strong, 3 phase motors (left) insure plenty of power for all of your
turning needs. The speed control knob (right) provides extensive control
over rpm and keeps you precisely informed with its large LED display.
Inverters not only convert the phase from 1 to the highly efficient 3
phase, but also enable the infinite speed control. The real benefit to
electronically controlled variable speed is that the motor retains a large
amount of torque at low RPMs, thus turning large, heavy, out of round
blanks at slower speeds is most effective.
Due to the dedicated inverter on the lathe the incoming voltage is
fixed for a single voltage machine and cannot be converted as is
possible with many other JET machines. Both motors are TEFC
(totally enclosed fan cooled) models to resist dust contamination.
The JET JWL-1642EVS & JWL-1642EVS-2 Wood Lathes feature
dial-operated, infinite speed controls located on the front of the
headstock. A large digital LED readout makes monitoring the spindle
speed easy and very accurate. A toggle switch on the front panel
allows selecting forward and reverse spindle directions. A large
diameter pull on, push off button also on the front panel is easily
accessible from virtually any operator stance.
The inverter does
the work of
converting the
electrical power
from 1 phase to 3
phase. By varying
the frequency the
speed of the motor
changes, which
allows for high
torque at low RPMs.
