Lathe Motor?

[Bsorenson79]

People might laugh but, whats the difference between a Lathe motor and a stock motor?

[fhhhstix]

A lathe motor is exactly what it says, it is used on a com lathe to turn down the com on the armature of a stock motor. The lathe motor has more power and less speed than a stock motor for the most part. The higher the turns the more power it has and the slower it runs.

Travis

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

What he said ^ and to add to it --- most people refer to them as lathe motors because that's what they where originally designed for. Very high number of windings "turns". More Turns = lower RPMs with more torque.
In our trucks / equipment, that equates to a more manageble speed for operating more realisticly along with more power to move the heavy loads.

[Bsorenson79]

I'm fromiliar with the amount of turns equaling differnt rpms amd and tourqe. What made me ask the question. I just picked up a lathe motor up and noticed the top end of the motor has alot more works going on then a stock motor and also noticed the can is alot more shorter then a stock can.

[tc1cat]

A lathe motor is basically a modified motor with more turns of wire instead of less turns which most modified motors have for higher rpms. All of the added stuff on the end of the motor is so you can 'tune' the motor to your desired rpm by changing the brushes and brush springs.