A lot of comments regarding losing torque because Mat used the 1800 RPM motor instead of the 3600 RPM motor. I've done the math and the math proves that the speed and torque at the cutting head is the same no matter which 5 HP motor you use. I've simplified things just a little by using a 1:2 pulley ratio for the 1800 RPM motor and a 1:1 pulley ratio for a 3600 RPM motor, both resulting in 3600 RPM at the cutter. Notice from the math below that with either motor the cutting head speed and torque are identical. This is because the 5 HP, 1800 RPM motor produces twice the torque compared to the 5 HP, 3600 RPM motor. The formula for torque for a given HP is Torque=(HPx5252)/RPM. By the time you get to the cutting head, the torque and RPM are the same. 5 HP, 1800 rpm Motor: Torque at motor shaft: Torque=(HPx5252)/RPM Torque at motor shaft = (5 HP x 5252)/1800 RPM Torque at motor shaft = 14.6 Ft-lbs Ratio: 1:2 **RPM at cutter = 1800 motor RPM x ratio = 3600 RPM **Torque at cutter = 14.6 Ft-lbs / ratio = 7.3 ft-lbs 5 HP, 3600 rpm Motor: Torque at motor shaft: Torque=(HPx5252)/RPM Torque at motor shaft = (5 HP x 5252)/3600 RPM Torque at motor shaft = 7.3 Ft-lbs Ratio: 1:1 **RPM at cutter = 3600 motor RPM x ratio = 3600 RPM **Torque at cutter = 7.3 Ft-lbs / ratio = 7.3 ft-lbs
So, the 5 hp motor designed to operate at 1800 rpm ended up (on paper) as zero net gain over the 3 hp motor but the 3 hp motor when in good operating condition. A free 5hp motor designed to operate at 3600 rpm would have provided double the torque in a dream world because the pulleys on the motor and cutter could have been sized to provide a 1:1 ratio. I’d have done the same thing. Free beats buying a new motor every time.
@@karll.masoner6918 I think you misunderstood Matt in the video. With the old motor, once he switch to the carbide cutting head, he could no longer cut 3/16" per pass like he could with the straight bladed head (carbide head requires more power) . Now that he has the 5 HP motor on there, he can cut 3/16" per pass with the carbide head. So the 3 HP could not cut 3/16" per pass, and the 5 HP can.
One of the reasons I like Matt and his channel so much is that he’s not afraid to tackle any problem or skill, be it woodworking, carpentry, mechanical, electrical, flooring/tile, using light to medium heavy machinery, etc. You name it, and Matt has the Nads to tackle it. 👍👍
As a kid back in the 70's, I worked at a shop that made massive custom wood doors, tables, parts for yachts, you name it. If it was too big for anyone else, we did it. The shop had a 50" in the clear double sided thickness planer with shaping blades. Solid cast made by a T-rex or something. Mounted to what looked like ten coil springs from a one ton truck to the floor. It was well balanced but when it fired up it felt like the building moved. It would probably cost a million bucks to have one made today. Two weeks on the job I was watching a guy with years of working at that shop. One second he had two arms, the next he only had one. Ripped clean from the shoulder. Not near as much blood as you would think there would be. Poor SOB never passed out. I said screw it and went into AC/H&V. Aw the good ole days.
But it brings it to a desired thickness, so there’s that argument. Since I have never heard anyone describe the thin-ness of a board… 😎 Language is fun!
Matt, sorry it was so hard for you, but I have to admit that I love the gritty reality of your "Oops! It doesn't fit!" Seriously, real world projects of this sort ALWAYS have surprises and watching you work through your surprises is both educational and reassuring. "It's not just me!" Right?
I've worked a thousand places in my life and been around those same motors my entire life and this is the only time anybody's ever showed me how they worked
Great job. Love the new paint color and especially the labeling and the 5HP, you don’t want to do all that work and not let everyone know it’s a five HP motor!!😊
Personally, I like that red much better than the original green. The motor swap should also make a huge difference in the power consumption as well. Very educational and entertaining.
Hi Matt, Love your straight up honesty on that hickup! Not many guys would just show that, while the reality is that this kind of jobs just produce surprises. In your math, you forgot the belt losses that get larger on longer belts. But honesty demands to say thats no more than a few tenths of a percent😊. Bottom line, job's a good'n!
I would recommend when doing it this type of repair, would be to check the rpm at the drive pulley. That way you can verify your getting 5000 RPM. They sell those meters everywhere and are simple to use.
When you change the pulley on the motor, did you go with a pulley that was twice? The diameter are twice the circumference. Another reason to check for 5000 RPM at cutterhead.
I feel just like that dude on A-Team. I love it when a plan comes together. Great work, Matt. You have a good head on your shoulders and you're a pleasure to watch. Thanks!
Hey Matt, thanks for sharing your adventures, I really enjoyed seeing your side project and the way you had too think about what your next move was, I have had my side project too both at home and work . I have been thinking about things like that for all of my life. I was the guy that had to make something work when everybody else couldn’t. Everything from trailers to electric, cars trucks,woodworking.even welding and things made from steel. Even snowplows! My Dad saw my talents working on things like that. Best Regards Bob Lee
Matt, another great video. Love the new red color for the new updated planer, I enjoyed the details on your changes made to fix it. I approve of your matching sneakers too. Being a women, I see you don't have many of us fascinated with machines like this, and commenting. On your sawmilling yes. I got to learn about the planer and use it when helping to make cabinets and furniture, flooring. I love working with wood. Recently spent 6 hours helping my friend sawing slabs on his newly built sawmill. A outdoor kitchen is the project now for his Beautiful pagoda. Thanks again for an interestng hour. Look forward to next videos.
Cooked the motor on a 40yr old Bandsaw - replaced it but then found Switch box to be suss so now use remote powerpoint. Learning can be fun. Nice work on the refit.
Great video Matt (as per usual). I went through pretty much the same exercise myself a few months ago. The little woman her indoors picked up a 15" generic second hand, ex school. Was labeled Wellington but pretty much the same as the old Grizzly. It had a 5H three phase but I don't have 3 phase. My son had a spare 5H single phase but half the speed and larger size and shaft. I had to make up a new mounting plate, fit a new pully (doubled the size on the motor to compensate for the speed difference) fit a new switch and reverse the motor. The pulley cover did fit - just! He also gave me a soft start which means less stress on startup. I also had to add a 20A (240V here in Australia) circuit which I put in the ceiling with a pendant 20A socket. Was a LOT of graft but got there in the end. It now works like a bought one.
Great video, this is a massive project to take on for me with limited metal works and no welding experience as of yet. I love the color change, pretty cool!
Good video. I have completed similar projects in the past. Your video helped me to remember why I stopped doing that type project. It was entertaining. Thank you.
that's a wonderful tool. Having pride in your tools is a mark of a good craftsman, even if it's more than needed or a little silly. LocTite on your threads is your friend.
Matthew, you make this video so entertaining to watch. Not only do we see how to do what you did we also get to see when you make a mistake. If this had been me doing what you did that machine would still be in parts sitting in some corner under wraps...lol As always another fun and enjoyable video. Love the red color, it looks way better than that dull green.
sounds like one of my projects, fix one thing so I can fix the thing I was wanting to use . It's a viscous circle. Paint job and sticker , ICEING ON THE CAKE.
Great job and explanation. My neighbor has the same welding table,he had basically the same problems you had with trying to level the surface for welding. He sanded it down. Just use it just a little bit in few spots.
That’s a lot of work with the expected “OOPS” moments like we all have had at various times. At the end of the day you got it working similar to what you had before and especially that it now removes 50% more material than it did before so it’s a positive step forward regardless. At least you have the system running at an acceptable rate and can get some work done so that’s a plus too.
I had a similar problem with motor height. I made a right angle mount, 2 x 1/4" plates and 2 triangular end buttresses, with the motor mounted sideways on the vertical plane. Much easier to mount that way. Instead of standard "v belts", I switched to the "link belts" from Lee Valley. Better power transmission, quieter and easily adjustable if you ever need to have different belt lengths.
What a great upgrade, and a great video! It will probably be fine, but I think those LVLs get a lot more strength when they're oriented 90 degrees from where they are now, so the lamination runs vertically.
This might be favorite video of yours yet!!!! I have a 20" king that has a lot of the same parts. The previous owner had put in a 5 horse . i have learned a ton from this video i am going use this as my reference for the maintenance that this workhorse needs . Cheers and thanks.
A common trick in the lab where I worked was to throw a charged electrolytic to a buddy and shout 'CATCH!'. It was reflex to try to catch it, and if your hand shorts the terminals while doing so, it was like touch an electric fence. I remember a genuine accident on the bench across from me where a bunch of big electrolytics in parallel exploded throwing bits of casing and brown paper around the lab. When I think of the stunts we all got up to, it's a wonder no one was seriously hurt. Spinning up a bearing with an airline and dropping it on the ground was a good one. Even having bugger all grip on the concrete floor, the bearing would still be doing a fair old lick by the time it hit the wall.
This motor has two capacitors. It is unlikely they are both for starting the motor. One is probably a run capacitor. Either start, or run, they're both just capacitors though. So I'd say your Dad was right to just call it a capacitor.
@@1pcfred ah…he usually was! thanx. he was a machinist at the rowland institute for science and introduced me to the founder, edwin land back in late 80s. everyone associated with that place was fairly brilliant he said ✌️
That was a fun project. I respect a guy that doesn't give up. I would have said eff it and bought a motor for that model "thicknesser". 😁 PS. The new decals rock the casbah!
Bringing in a more powerful electric motor as long as the bearings and cutting assembly can handle it is smart. All things said, if the output is better and easier to do while saving time then go for that bigger electric motor. Thanks for the Video.
under the tape on the winding connection to the blue wire, there might be a thermal fuse that blew in the old motor winding. simple check across with multi-meter might show your thermal fuse might have blown. I have seen that in other motors. Good luck, if not it's a boat anchor. ;-)
Why does it feel like this is how every "free" used tool, appliance, etc. works out? Several hours and a couple hundred bucks later, you got your free used item.
Matt: I used to only look for machines with single phase motors due to only having single phase power in my basement shop. VFDs are getting to where thy will handle bigger and bigger motors so you can easily handle (and better control) machines with 3 phase motors. If in the future you go for a wide belt sander for example, this might be an answer.
Good job Matthew on fixing and overcoming this motors many unforseen challenges, wow did this motor fall off the back of the truck during shipment or what.
A lot of comments regarding losing torque because Mat used the 1800 RPM motor instead of the 3600 RPM motor. I've done the math and the math proves that the speed and torque at the cutting head is the same no matter which 5 HP motor you use. I've simplified things just a little by using a 1:2 pulley ratio for the 1800 RPM motor and a 1:1 pulley ratio for a 3600 RPM motor, both resulting in 3600 RPM at the cutter. Notice from the math below that with either motor the cutting head speed and torque are identical. This is because the 5 HP, 1800 RPM motor produces twice the torque compared to the 5 HP, 3600 RPM motor. The formula for torque for a given HP is Torque=(HPx5252)/RPM. By the time you get to the cutting head, the torque and RPM are the same.
5 HP, 1800 rpm Motor:
Torque at motor shaft: Torque=(HPx5252)/RPM
Torque at motor shaft = (5 HP x 5252)/1800 RPM
Torque at motor shaft = 14.6 Ft-lbs
Ratio: 1:2
**RPM at cutter = 1800 motor RPM x ratio = 3600 RPM
**Torque at cutter = 14.6 Ft-lbs / ratio = 7.3 ft-lbs
5 HP, 3600 rpm Motor:
Torque at motor shaft: Torque=(HPx5252)/RPM
Torque at motor shaft = (5 HP x 5252)/3600 RPM
Torque at motor shaft = 7.3 Ft-lbs
Ratio: 1:1
**RPM at cutter = 3600 motor RPM x ratio = 3600 RPM
**Torque at cutter = 7.3 Ft-lbs / ratio = 7.3 ft-lbs
So, the 5 hp motor designed to operate at 1800 rpm ended up (on paper) as zero net gain over the 3 hp motor but the 3 hp motor when in good operating condition. A free 5hp motor designed to operate at 3600 rpm would have provided double the torque in a dream world because the pulleys on the motor and cutter could have been sized to provide a 1:1 ratio. I’d have done the same thing. Free beats buying a new motor every time.
@@karll.masoner6918 I think you misunderstood Matt in the video. With the old motor, once he switch to the carbide cutting head, he could no longer cut 3/16" per pass like he could with the straight bladed head (carbide head requires more power) . Now that he has the 5 HP motor on there, he can cut 3/16" per pass with the carbide head. So the 3 HP could not cut 3/16" per pass, and the 5 HP can.
@@Balsamancnc That makes sense since the actual power delivered to the head will be increased by 20%.
Makes sense
Your assumption and it's mathematical foundation I'd wager Matt was already aware of.
I love the addition of "Well, I've already replaced damn near everything on it. Might as well give it a new paint job with custom decals!"
One of the reasons I like Matt and his channel so much is that he’s not afraid to tackle any problem or skill, be it woodworking, carpentry, mechanical, electrical, flooring/tile, using light to medium heavy machinery, etc. You name it, and Matt has the Nads to tackle it. 👍👍
As a kid back in the 70's, I worked at a shop that made massive custom wood doors, tables, parts for yachts, you name it. If it was too big for anyone else, we did it.
The shop had a 50" in the clear double sided thickness planer with shaping blades. Solid cast made by a T-rex or something. Mounted to what looked like ten coil springs from a one ton truck to the floor. It was well balanced but when it fired up it felt like the building moved.
It would probably cost a million bucks to have one made today.
Two weeks on the job I was watching a guy with years of working at that shop. One second he had two arms, the next he only had one. Ripped clean from the shoulder. Not near as much blood as you would think there would be. Poor SOB never passed out.
I said screw it and went into AC/H&V.
Aw the good ole days.
As a UK joiner/woodworker, I thoroughly approve of the ‘thicknesser’ badge😂 Great build and really enjoyed the whole process. Nice one
My wife insists it should be called a thinnesser…. After all the material gets thinner
@Tobias Saibot well it does not make the wood thicker 🫣
But it brings it to a desired thickness, so there’s that argument. Since I have never heard anyone describe the thin-ness of a board… 😎
Language is fun!
You say Aluminium I say Aluminium...
Perhaps it should be called a “Thinnerizer” 😊
Matt, sorry it was so hard for you, but I have to admit that I love the gritty reality of your "Oops! It doesn't fit!" Seriously, real world projects of this sort ALWAYS have surprises and watching you work through your surprises is both educational and reassuring. "It's not just me!" Right?
The magic clap resulting in a new paint job was hilarious. Well done. Looks great.
Good job Matt. A man after my own heart!
Wow, what an adventure! Fun to read all the happy comments, the new paint job is killer!
This is all your fault 😂😂
I've worked a thousand places in my life and been around those same motors my entire life and this is the only time anybody's ever showed me how they worked
Matt, it great that you show how real life is doing a project! You just have to MAKE IT WORK! This is why I've been watching you for years...
TOP NOTCH "side project"... (remanufacturing a very important industrial machine)! Very happy you did the paint and decals. Great work as always!
That was a fun journey, thanks for taking us along. Kind of surprised you didn't use the forks to help get the motor in place. 😁 Thanks for sharing!
Nice job! You really went all-out on that red paint makeover for the planer (and those "factory" looking labels/placards).
Great job. Love the new paint color and especially the labeling and the 5HP, you don’t want to do all that work and not let everyone know it’s a five HP motor!!😊
A chain fall would come in pretty handy for muscleing that motor around! Cool project. Super DIY!
But I’m far too lazy to dig mine out of my rigging box 😅
I'm sure when he builds his new shop in the future, a gantry crane of some sort might be a thing.
More room for getting the forklift around
@@mcremona But not too lazy to shuck a 100 lb motor around multiple times. Good core exercise!
Personally, I like that red much better than the original green. The motor swap should also make a huge difference in the power consumption as well. Very educational and entertaining.
The red looks great
Another great job Matthew. Impressed and entertained who could ask for more. Well done 👍
I really was impressed how you thought and effected the changes you had to make through. I personally learnt a lot. Thank you Mat 🇿🇦
This would have been a great opportunity to do a joint venture with Jeremy Fielding. I love learning new things.
Very simply, YOU DA MAN!!! Love your personality and drive to complete a project even as curve balls are thrown at you. Bravo Matt!!
Hi Matt,
Love your straight up honesty on that hickup! Not many guys would just show that, while the reality is that this kind of jobs just produce surprises.
In your math, you forgot the belt losses that get larger on longer belts. But honesty demands to say thats no more than a few tenths of a percent😊.
Bottom line, job's a good'n!
Love the color change to red and went as far as painting your shoes red too awesome
I would recommend when doing it this type of repair, would be to check the rpm at the drive pulley. That way you can verify your getting 5000 RPM. They sell those meters everywhere and are simple to use.
When you change the pulley on the motor, did you go with a pulley that was twice? The diameter are twice the circumference. Another reason to check for 5000 RPM at cutterhead.
LOVE the paint job! 😄
I feel just like that dude on A-Team. I love it when a plan comes together. Great work, Matt. You have a good head on your shoulders and you're a pleasure to watch. Thanks!
LOL! I thought it spun backwards the first time you turned it on because of the fan direction. 🤣
Oh cute. You and Spags both have red Vans. The thicknesser looks good red too!
Nicely done Matt. Really enjoyed this one.
You keep my wife and I laughing a lot, Matt. Love your videos. ~Dale.
Hey Matt, thanks for sharing your adventures, I really enjoyed seeing your side project and the way you had too think about what your next move was, I have had my side project too both at home and work . I have been thinking about things like that for all of my life. I was the guy that had to make something work when everybody else couldn’t. Everything from trailers to electric, cars trucks,woodworking.even welding and things made from steel. Even snowplows! My Dad saw my talents working on things like that. Best Regards Bob Lee
I gotta hand it to you, that was quite a project. You are an all around handy man. Love the paint job.
Love watching all your handy works. Just glad I don't have to do it though. Love the red color and your name on it too.💕🙏
Matt, another great video. Love the new red color for the new updated planer, I enjoyed the details on your changes made to fix it. I approve of your matching sneakers too. Being a women, I see you don't have many of us fascinated with machines like this, and commenting. On your sawmilling yes. I got to learn about the planer and use it when helping to make cabinets and furniture, flooring. I love working with wood. Recently spent 6 hours helping my friend sawing slabs on his newly built sawmill. A outdoor kitchen is the project now for his Beautiful pagoda. Thanks again for an interestng hour. Look forward to next videos.
Thanks for all your help with questions about my motor swap and problems I might have. My motor is inverted and hanging, and these 5hp are heavy.
Matt amazing talent, you get done in a fraction of the time while others are still only scratch their heads.
Cooked the motor on a 40yr old Bandsaw - replaced it but then found Switch box to be suss so now use remote powerpoint. Learning can be fun. Nice work on the refit.
Great video Matt (as per usual). I went through pretty much the same exercise myself a few months ago. The little woman her indoors picked up a 15" generic second hand, ex school. Was labeled Wellington but pretty much the same as the old Grizzly. It had a 5H three phase but I don't have 3 phase. My son had a spare 5H single phase but half the speed and larger size and shaft. I had to make up a new mounting plate, fit a new pully (doubled the size on the motor to compensate for the speed difference) fit a new switch and reverse the motor. The pulley cover did fit - just! He also gave me a soft start which means less stress on startup. I also had to add a 20A (240V here in Australia) circuit which I put in the ceiling with a pendant 20A socket. Was a LOT of graft but got there in the end. It now works like a bought one.
Hahaha that’s pretty much the same experience!
Always good fun watching your creativity
Very informative and enjoyable as always.
Love the color. When I rebuild my 20 inch planer after my shop fire. I was thinking about painting it red.
Those taper lock pulley adapters take me back 30 years. Never want to see em again. And your electricity supply?
Nice job Matt.
Great video, this is a massive project to take on for me with limited metal works and no welding experience as of yet. I love the color change, pretty cool!
Hi Matt i think you can make everything, nice work all of your video's.
Very interesting project. Congratulations 💪💪💪
Good video. I have completed similar projects in the past. Your video helped me to remember why I stopped doing that type project. It was entertaining. Thank you.
Love the attitude, makes for a great watch ✌️
Great video and super colour option
I like your work ethics and your sense of humor. It's always interesting to see what you come up with.
Amazing work, love these kind of DIY videos
that's a wonderful tool. Having pride in your tools is a mark of a good craftsman, even if it's more than needed or a little silly. LocTite on your threads is your friend.
Woah those risers are next LVL.
Your planer-thingy is way over my head (like outer space) , but this bored granny enjoys the hell out of anything you do on your videos , Matt!😮
Matthew, you make this video so entertaining to watch. Not only do we see how to do what you did we also get to see when you make a mistake. If this had been me doing what you did that machine would still be in parts sitting in some corner under wraps...lol As always another fun and enjoyable video. Love the red color, it looks way better than that dull green.
sounds like one of my projects, fix one thing so I can fix the thing I was wanting to use . It's a viscous circle. Paint job and sticker , ICEING ON THE CAKE.
Hey like the colors on the new planer. Free is always a great price for a motor especially 5 hp.
Great job and explanation. My neighbor has the same welding table,he had basically the same problems you had with trying to level the surface for welding. He sanded it down. Just use it just a little bit in few spots.
I like the video caption, May the force be strong with this device.
Whoa impressive paint job!
Greetings from the BIG SKY. I'm liking your approach to putting a big motor on your planer.
YOU MADE IT WORK …IM IMPRESSED.. CONGRATS!
That’s a lot of work with the expected “OOPS” moments like we all have had at various times. At the end of the day you got it working similar to what you had before and especially that it now removes 50% more material than it did before so it’s a positive step forward regardless. At least you have the system running at an acceptable rate and can get some work done so that’s a plus too.
I had a similar problem with motor height. I made a right angle mount, 2 x 1/4" plates and 2 triangular end buttresses, with the motor mounted sideways on the vertical plane. Much easier to mount that way. Instead of standard "v belts", I switched to the "link belts" from Lee Valley. Better power transmission, quieter and easily adjustable if you ever need to have different belt lengths.
What a great upgrade, and a great video!
It will probably be fine, but I think those LVLs get a lot more strength when they're oriented 90 degrees from where they are now, so the lamination runs vertically.
The layers of lamination allow for a high compressive strength as well as shear strength. Matt’s good
They're being used as spacers. He's fine and will sleep like a baby with no fear of the spacers collapsing.....ever.
Fantastic video! Must've been such a relief to get it all back together and put it to work. 🛠️
I'm sure glad the fishing is good around here.
I just subbed and immediately liked the fact that your shop is as cluttered as mine, feels like coming home!
This might be favorite video of yours yet!!!! I have a 20" king that has a lot of the same parts. The previous owner had put in a 5 horse . i have learned a ton from this video i am going use this as my reference for the maintenance that this workhorse needs . Cheers and thanks.
A man of many talents!
All Superhero's have capes, where is your cape? Your amazing....Thanks for the video.
Matt,
Excellent outcome. Glad you have all that hair because I'll bet you pulled some out at different times during this retrofit. All the best!
A common trick in the lab where I worked was to throw a charged electrolytic to a buddy and shout 'CATCH!'. It was reflex to try to catch it, and if your hand shorts the terminals while doing so, it was like touch an electric fence. I remember a genuine accident on the bench across from me where a bunch of big electrolytics in parallel exploded throwing bits of casing and brown paper around the lab. When I think of the stunts we all got up to, it's a wonder no one was seriously hurt. Spinning up a bearing with an airline and dropping it on the ground was a good one. Even having bugger all grip on the concrete floor, the bearing would still be doing a fair old lick by the time it hit the wall.
Amazing video
love the paint…my dad always called it the capacitor, I know now that it’s correctly called the start capacitor. makes more sense that way thanx!
This motor has two capacitors. It is unlikely they are both for starting the motor. One is probably a run capacitor. Either start, or run, they're both just capacitors though. So I'd say your Dad was right to just call it a capacitor.
@@1pcfred ah…he usually was! thanx. he was a machinist at the rowland institute for science and introduced me to the founder, edwin land back in late 80s. everyone associated with that place was fairly brilliant he said ✌️
wow great paint job..
I thoroughly enjoyed this video.
Great paint job
You are awesome! Great job! Best wishes.
That was a fun project. I respect a guy that doesn't give up. I would have said eff it and bought a motor for that model "thicknesser". 😁
PS. The new decals rock the casbah!
Great video, Matt!
Bringing in a more powerful electric motor as long as the bearings and cutting assembly can handle it is smart. All things said, if the output is better and easier to do while saving time then go for that bigger electric motor. Thanks for the Video.
I'm impressed! ❤❤
Quite the rabbit hole!
Great video and job well done. I like the new color.
Matt, you should always put the cover plate on the capacitor when checking the motor. Those things can go off like a bomb!
under the tape on the winding connection to the blue wire, there might be a thermal fuse that blew in the old motor winding. simple check across with multi-meter might show your thermal fuse might have blown. I have seen that in other motors. Good luck, if not it's a boat anchor. ;-)
The winding was burnt. He wanted a more powerful motor anyways.
Nice job. Glad you did the paint job, those LVL spacers would of set off my OCD.
Especially the one with the painted end.
Is there anything that Matt can't do? Talented guy.
a man of many talents
Love the decals!
Why does it feel like this is how every "free" used tool, appliance, etc. works out? Several hours and a couple hundred bucks later, you got your free used item.
That’s how it works
That's why they say that oftentimes, "free" is the most expensive option.
Unless you're making content!
I see what you mean. It invariably turns into an excuse to buy more tools.
At least the motor was free. 🤷🏼
LOL of course, I feel you! I'd tighten up those belts...
Red looks great.
keep on learning,i wood have done the same
a&d adventures on timber mountain
Matt: I used to only look for machines with single phase motors due to only having single phase power in my basement shop. VFDs are getting to where thy will handle bigger and bigger motors so you can easily handle (and better control) machines with 3 phase motors. If in the future you go for a wide belt sander for example, this might be an answer.
Yes, that’s how I run my sawmill motors and my bridgeport
Good job Matthew on fixing and overcoming this motors many unforseen challenges, wow did this motor fall off the back of the truck during shipment or what.
Surely no mistake the shoes match the thicknessers' new color. Classic detail-oriented Matt!
Gotta' say, you said "red" and I thought, "NOOOOOOO!" but it turned out really sharp! (Pun intended.) Looks great.
Excellent job Matt...well done my friend !