My Jet 12x36 PS lathe is now 27 years old from the day I bought it new. It finally hic-uped for the first time in all those years. The changeover switch (forward-stop-reverse) went out. The switch is now obsolete, not made any longer. I am gunsmith not an electrician. This is the switch. Where can I get somthing to replace it?



I would really appreciate any help. I am dead in the water & the work is mounting up!

Well, Graingers has them, might require a slight mounting change or bracket to be made.
They are on the bottom half of page 264 in the newest (#401) catalog. Prices start at $55

If you have a older catalog, they are under "Switches, Drum" in the index
You just need to decide which size you need (HP rating)

Don't forget to take a look on ebay. That's where I get parts to keep my South Bend going.

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Graingers has them

Nope.

ebay has none.

Jet has no replacement for it either.

This realy sux!

well i'm no electrician either so when the switch went out on my sheldon lathe i did call an electrician. i explained the problem . he showed up and in about a half hour i had a new switch installed and i paid him a total of $75.

Ok For one you done need an exact drop in replacement. and as you have found, trying to find a drop in replacement is not easy.
All you have there is a drum switch. Furnas and square D make them. They come with a red lever on them that is removable for other type of actuators. So you buy the switch you remove the bar the supports the fwd/rev lever and adapt it to the switch. then mount the switch to the lathe. (you may need to make a mounting plate)

That's how you do it.

When the on/off switch went out on my JET Mill I purchased this fwd/stop/rev switch, I believe, through Graingers, and had an electrician customer who is good with wiring electric motors hook it up. I mounted the switch, through the back screw plate, in a more convenient location. Perfect replacement!

It is a Furnas 58R44.

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Originally posted by D Humbarger:
I would really appreciate any help. I am dead in the water & the work is mounting up!

Doug, I can't tell where in the hell you are located but you are welcome to come use mine until yours is fixed.

Is one of your waiting customers an electrician?? Problem solved.

Grizzly has similar lathes, try to find a similar lathe and see if Grizzly has a similar switch. Most of these lathes share the same parts. I have bought parts for my Enco lathe from Grizzly. Bill

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Originally posted by D Humbarger:

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Graingers has them

Nope.

ebay has none.

Jet has no replacement for it either.

This realy sux!

They don't have your OEM switch, true, they just have 10-15 switches that do the same thing in about the same size package (can).
Adapt (if needed) the mounting plate, remove the opperating lever (single set screw), if you don't like it right at the switch, and hook the shaft to the one shown in your photo.

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Doug, I can't tell where in the hell you are located but you are welcome to come use mine until yours is fixed.

That's why I keep coming to this place.....people willing to help each other.

Thanks everybody. Westpac I'm down in south Louisiana. Thanks for the offer but thats a l o n g trip! Is that model number for that furnas switch 110 volt switch? I'm running on 110.

Beats the hell out of me brother, I'm a gunsmith.

My machine is 220v. Give Furnas a call at 1-866-354-0063.

Grainger #4UYE9, 110v 1 1/2hp single phase reversing drum switch, Dayton brand, $53.05 list

Grainger # 6C013, 110v 1 1/2hp single phase reversing drum switch, ACI brand, $78.90 list

i have one you could use.. PM me your shipping address ... i think its from a logan.

Doug,

Any electrical distributor can get you fixed up. (I forget where you're at, but you should have an Elliott, Rexel, Wesco, Wholesale, etc. nearby.) Depending on how your changeover switch is wired, you can either wire in a reversing drum switch or a three button pushbutton station. If you're not comfortable tinkering with this stuff, an electrician should be able to get it done in an hour or so.