I have an old AC motor which belonged to my grandfather (which passed away some years ago), and I'm having a hard time figuring out how to make it work.

It's a three phase motor, but it seems it's some kind of hybrid, since I know this was at one time wired directly to one phase mains (no converter). My general AC knowledge is very limited, and my understanding of three-phase motors and wiring is absolutely none.

I need to wire it to one phase mains.






(sorry for the picture quality, just took the motor out yesterday and only had the phone's camera at the shop).

The three upper binding posts are labeled X, Y and Z. The joined bottom posts are labeled U, V and W. Hope that gives a clue.

I'll be very grateful about any help I can get about this, this motor seems like a nice candidate for a lathe build, and also has some emotional value so I'd rather give it a good use instead of just letting it rust in a corner.

Thanks.