Why did they stop making these?
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- Опубликовано: 11 мар 2024
- I fully restored this 1920s rare Leland electric motor with mechanical variable speed and direction control.
Why is this type of motor not more common today?
If you have any insight on how the speed and direction control works, I would love to know!
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If I put this up for sale it will be on my channel or website: www.handtoolrescue.com
How much would it be? That would be handy to have
If you attach this to a Rotating Perpetual wheel Calendar that’s mounted to a snow sleigh = TIME MACHINE.
Hook it up to the sybian!
Beautiful job 💪👍
While I don't necessarily NEED it, I definitely WANT it🙂
That is exactly the type of motor I need to make a flat lapidary grinder.
"The perfect tool for having fun!"
Man, that's one threatening file lmao.
I had something else in mind when he said having fun😂
I feel sorry for whatever woman would dare use it the way I’m thinking lol
Don't kink shame
@@TylerMcCaughey I had the same thought! It's all about the attachment. Well, mostly that, but fine speed control and an emergency stop are admittedly pretty important too. A proper machine will also give you adjustable parameters for things like stroke depth and angles for each direction, but you probably won't be able to adjust those while the machine is in motion, so some trial and error - starting from common sense - is necessary 😂
@@MaddieM4girl you are so down bad it’s inspiring
I'm not kink shaming, I'm kink asking why?
Old machines are so awesome. Built to last, and built it be repaired.
and only a 50/50 chance of having materials that will kill you used in their construction!
That's why they stopped making them like that. If you can fix it, you won't buy a new one. Same reason the big companies try to fight right to repair.
@@Gh05tk3y no the design is just impractical, today the machine is used all over the place from cars to tractors, but for wood working most machines come with automatic spinning machines lol, some you can control, but most won’t because you could break the machines by controlling the spin, also it’s expensive to build
And unfortunately, one of the primary causes of the Great Depression. If your washing machine lasts 100 years, theres a finite number your company can sell, before the business itself becomes obsolete.
No the primary causes of the Great Depression was rampant unregulated speculation on the stock market, widespread conmen in a general public without proper financial education, and the Dust Bowl hitting American farmland.
Nothing to do with the build quality of American goods. That's entirely bs. Check any history book.
To answer your question, the industry stopped making manually controlled device in favor of signal control. We use VFD's to control motor speed and direction on 3-phase induction motors that are more efficient and have less wear parts than the motor you are using. They are also safer to use as people dont have to put their hands anywhere near the motor or any moving parts. That said, there is a place for devices like what you have in the home workshop, providing people use them safely. Hope that helps, stay safe man!
Ooor, we have expensive electronic devices to buy. There are two power tools, which now we buy it separated and don't last not even 20 years not 100. We must buy, buy, buy 🤬
Vfd‘s are also way more accurate because you can input specific rpms not just guess how fast it goes and you can remotely activate different settings and starting behaviors for the motor.
@@lucyblack172who cares how accurate the speed control is for operating dumb machines. Not everything requires VFD speed control.
@@naicul2006the ignorance of you people never ceases to amaze
I thought it was because people were shoving the handle up their ass
If it's no longer available it was probably just too good !
It is a repulsion motor. This was used more frequently in the past to achieve smooth regulation of the speed and torque. For example, it was used in some electric locomotives. When frequency converters were not available or were still very expensive, this was the only way to regulate the motor speed almost continuously, apart from using DC machines.
The way it works is that the rotor has carbon brushes that short-circuit the rotor winding and can adjust its alignment, thereby shifting the magnetic field of the rotor in relation to the magnetic field of the stator. This literally changes the efficiency of the motor.
The repulsion motor is no longer used for various reasons. On the one hand, the functional principle itself is to adjust the speed with the efficiency, which then also causes the line to drop and lose speed very quickly as the load increases. This also means that the starting currents are significantly higher than with other electric motors. In addition, the brushes wear out very quickly due to the resulting brush fire ("sparks"). Furthermore, the motor generates a considerable phase shift and therefore places a significant load on the mains with reactive currents. There are also a few other disadvantages in the operating behaviour that I can't think of now.
However, all this has led to the repulsion motor being replaced almost everywhere by asynchronous or synchronous machines with frequency converters.
yeah, its pretty obvious why rotary tools that have a function sell better. It's useless to buy the motor for a drill press, and then try to make the drill press motor mount, without a motor mount to mount the motor to.
Yeah, sure thing bud
Or maybe because controllers which make things more efficient are a thing?
-The creator of the original Lawn Darts
For anyone who would like to know more about how it works, this is a single phase AC repulsion motor with variable brush placement. It is not a repulsion-start/induction-run motor, so its brushes are always engaged rather than disconnected after a target RPM. It’s like a combo between a standard AC induction motor with its stator design, and a brushed DC motor with its commutator wound armature/rotor. The maximum repulsion occurs intuitively at 45 degrees of separation between stator magnetic field and the induced rotor field (same angle as the shorted brushes). Since it can rotate either direction the motor is bidirectional.
Thank you for the explanation. 👍
I'm bidirectional too
@@jackofnone599 you're stupid
👍
I knew someone would explain it.😊
The solid Brass handle alone is a thing of beauty.
you could right the lightning all thay with that bad boy
Yeap, thread that handle on the file shaft and give it to the wife for valentines.
that's what she said...😃
No diddy
Brass is yellow. Most likely it's stainless steel.
My shop teacher had one. He said always make sure it comes to a stop before reversing the polarity. 😊
With this handle he's like the captain of a ship.
👍Captain of the shop 😊
My grandfather who's turning 93 has one of these on his workbench in his garage. Been using it for as long as I can remember. He was a machinist for Texas Instruments. He worked for the movie theater as a kid and then went to T. I. and worked there for over 45 years before they gave him a severance package when Raytheon bought his plant. Worked his whole career there. They don't make them like that anymore, this tool, or my grandfather. ❤
Can’t love this comment enough.
I’m 50, and my grandfather was born in 1898. Nope, didn’t get to meet him, grandma was 40 when my mom was born and my mom was 32 when she had me. Had uncles that fought in WW2. Cousins in Vietnam. What I’m trying to say, if I’m saying anything at all is that I love that you have that admiration for your grandpa, I feel that generation and the one before it was some of the best of America. Wish we could all live longer!
I have massive diarrhea every day because of this comment
@JackOSUrulz live longer, but be able to make things that last FOREVER and a day, and be able to teach us the things we really NEED to be able to do these days. Instead of making an automobile that will only last maybe, just maybe 20 years at the most. Our society no longer takes pride in the things we create. Pride is on the way out... But I'm sure you're proud of your family as you should be.
Mine used for meat grinder
@@joebruno8785agree with you as well, but companies practice planned obsolescence now so they can maintain cash flow. Like the company that made the light bulbs that lasted for many years, like the one that was in the fire station that lasted forever (I’m drawing a blank as I type this as to where it was and what the name of the company was…) but the company didn’t last since their products did so well (at least that was one theory or tale).
But it doesn’t need to be to that extreme…I have a 1953 Jeep Willys. Still runs, and I know the tolerances for the motor and other items are not near as tight as today’s, but that old unit will go forever. Might need a rebuild on the tranny and motor and some new bearings here and there, but overall the Jeep will be here long after I’m gone. Cars from the 80s? Most are heaps in yards. And I can just bet all these computer laden cars and trucks of today will be boat anchors in 30-40 years.
When it comes to form and function, this motor is a piece of art.
Look at the reverse handle - solid brass I'll bet. All quality here except the cheap magnesium sheave which is modern, of course. Original would have been steel or iron.
YA!!! That's exactly why they stopped making it !!
you could also sit on that handle, it really is sexy
The health and safety inspector guy would have a field day with it! Bring back the old days
The sound of changing direction is so smoth❤🤤
Who the hell needs a $10,000 frequency drive when you could have one of these bad boys. Bringem' back
The issue with these motors is the brushes wearing out and the lack of speed control. Yes you can "throttle" the motor by lowering power, but you can't tell it to run at say....3600 rpm.
It's essentially a constant power, variable speed device which is really not what you want.
You almost always want want constant speed with variable power.
It's highly likely to damage pumps via overspeed or burn out if geared too low.
It's not a conspiracy, VFD run synchronous motors really are that much better.
Slap it on a go kart fun all day
Somente that needs efficiency, maybe
Who the hell pays $10,000 frequency drive?
You will sit on roof and adjust it for us
I feel the same about sewing machines powered by a mechanical pedal instead of electricity. They were so much more easy to control. You could make them move very slowly and observe how the pieces were moving, which is great for a beginner and a mechanics enthusiasts.
ppol still buying union sewing machine as of now, expensive af
Gives your hand a strain in long working hours.
Also, the stitches are imperfect.
@@VaibhavSharma-vc6jy why tf you getting your hand strained with the fucking pedal operated machine? You should be operating its action with the foot mate
@@VaibhavSharma-vc6jy if the stitches are imperfect, your settings are messed up. My main sewing machine is from 1882, and the only time the stitches aren't perfect is when either the upper or lower tension is messed up.
I'm not necessarily disagreeing with the hand strain. I have two treadle machines and a hand crank, and the 1882 is the only one I CAN start without using my hand on the wheel; but even with carpel tunnel, only the hand crank is hard on my hands.
@@henriquepacheco7473If you know, you know
Not the homer scream lol
What a beautiful restoration!
Lol
I'm 63 and have never seen a motor like that. Very cool.
I'm 63 also & have never seen a motor like that also. 1960-12-06 And I've worked as a electrician off & on over the years. Just rebuilt an old type washing machine. I'd like to really look the motor over.
Well there you go, age is not so important, now is it.
Iam 43, I do scavenge for information in interwebs everyday, and have several books from 19th century. Additionally I worked in antique shop floor for a while as an electrician. But havent seen anything like that (seen and refurbished motor with disks adjusting shaft speed which is somewhat similar) but nothing like this
It’s probably something your grandfather “may” have seen
That's because you whippersnappers are to young!
Can I just say how f’n cool it is that he restored a 100-yr old piece of equipment?!?
I just restored a 120 year old barber chair! video coming soon 😎
Things built that long ago were meant to be repaired..
Things now.. Planned Obsolescence.
Basically made to break and be annoying / impossible to repair, to get you to buy another one.
It looks beautifully restored
Its annoying to see youtube strike a little builder and not do anything about bots, keep going, love the content
That's the 'amazing' technology people at RUclips. Hopefully, US congress will pass some anti-monopoly laws soon.
@@btf_flotsam478I'm 100% on your side
My late father in law would just about have passed out to see that! His whole workshop was filled with belt driven tools!
@NowStopandThink There is a fair chance the metal mesh in your car's air bag was woven on a machine powered by a leather belt that runs up to a motor mounted on the ceiling. There's a group of machines connected to that motor which uses less power than modern machines.
My uncle Harold also had a Belt driven woekshop
tradusir castellano
This thing runs beautifully and I want one
Im 67 and I took Electricity and Electronics in school and this is the first time I see this kind of motor throttle built in to the motor itself! Also the lever reminds me of the hologram Moriarty shaking the Enterprise with his lever in Star Trek TNG.
I remember the shoe repairman in my town having one of those. It was perfect for his business as he could control how fast he wanted to buff something. This was about 65 years ago. It is interesting how I can remember that, but not where I put my keys!
😂😂😂 the last comment killed me
It's called oldtimers
Or why his wife was always pleased
@@jasonwarren3999some timers , some times I remember sometimes I don’t
And he could unbuff the shoes of customers who refused to pay!
Ah yes. The Flint & Walling finger separator... A wonderful piece of engineering.
I think that you are mistaken. It is the Bodgit & Runn eyeball smasher. I understand that the glass-eye industry was involved in funding it.
Make a guard for the belt .
@MyZxcvb12 you're a wuss
@@woodchucker we still have one 😂😂😂
@@buckslayer5612you still have one finger? Lol 😁🤪🤷
That is bad ass. So versatile those old motors still run most of the time
That is so cool, great job restoring it also looks great... anything good they stop making it!!!
Fun fact: the replacement for these types of throttle lever motors are now VFD’s (Variable frequency Drives). Used in industry everywhere!
In every large air conditioning system today. Even in compressors.
Not just that they stop making these because you can stick you hand into the slot & get electrocuted, also they use brushless motors now days which are more efficient.
Worked as a helper for a guy that installed those. He almost fried himself once. Forgot to power the air handler down. I heard the hum and politely suggested he double check.
Didn't work for him long.
That, DC drives and servos. Even a simple dimmer for home application like ceiling fans. Electronic control in general. We have so much more control than a single lever now...
Used to rebuild these motors never seen one with a lever and a reverse tho! I worked refurbishing the whole things from sandblast to putting in coils to varnish to shell paint but never seen one although we did work on train engine D size motors
Yes, it's functional, but DANG - that restoration is beautiful! That thing's a work of art!
Restoration, you say?
I'll bet dollars to donuts that it never looked even half that "pretty" when it came off of the assembly line.
People on YT have weird ideas of what constitutes a restoration. If anything, the piece has been reimagined.
@@drlegendreYou have been reimagined as a "Hater"
@@Long-Island-Sound nah, he's spitting facts. It's beautiful, but I doubt it was so nice out of the factory.
Miss these Old Motors
Great. Just great. Now I want one, thanks for that.
This needs to be on a go-kart
not enough torque
With at least 5 miles of extension cord😅😅😅
Agreed entirely.
@@pasqualeseizis9 You can make a Go-Kart track with electricity on top like a roof and the card has a wire that its touching. trains has those and some old Buses. *trolleybus*
@@DanielCardeiyou mean like bumper cars?
You trust the integrity of that belt far more than I would
And THAT is why we stopped making them
@@conissenYour comment is what I came to say. Open belt, tension set by varying the width of a block of wood. Other than that? No safety issues at all. 😂
@paulc7486 the placement of the hand control directly behind and above the pull and belt too. Just begging for a sleeve to be caught
@@arg31ify lathes in russia, anyone?
@@arg31ifyyeah I would have turned the motor with the handle on the outside for sure 😂
WOW, that thing is AWESOME!
I cannot tell you how much I need one of these for my workshop
I have a stock pile of them! My great grandfather was a repairman specializing in these motors!
Are you going to sell any of them very interested
I want to buy one? Let me know
@@davedavis4479 automatic
I need one
also interested
Never would've guessed it to be 100yrs old. Very cool and great job restoring it.
My friend has a Turbo from 1920....
Its a museum piece , but still 1920!
A Turbo! I believe only the Pre F! cars had them, and many were actually belt or direct driven like a procharger, his is a true exaust turbo. He also has a Mini Ferrari, a REAL mini Ferrari!!!
@@frosthoe Nice. I saw a mini ferrari on someones channel not to long ago. Can't remember for the life of me what channel it was but i think the guy said it was worth a couple hundred thousand.
100 years ago from now is 1924 it’s seems way more than plausible that’s it’s from that time
@@jaykaygxd8497my thoughts exactly, 100yrs ago isn't that long ago anymore, modern technology moves pretty fast.......
It isn't 100 years old. It was just rebuilt, so it's new...
That throttle handle shocked me once! In my childhood 😅😅
shorted to body somehow 😅
i would buy one immediately! this is quality
I watched the restoration video you did for this piece.
You said something along the lines of "Reversing the file direction adds material" and I really appreciate the humor during a serious, quiet and peaceful watch.
Thats mad funny
@@ThineLesserI don’t get it!😪
@jakoblawrence34 normally, you'd file something down to remove parts of something. But if you reverse the direction, it adds material instead!
@@jakoblawrence34Like putting the blade other way round in your circular saw and sawing two pieces of a board back together.
additive manufacturing
Having your arm over that wheel while throttling up shows quite the confidence in your restoration
And also answers the question in the title.
That makes more sense than what I was thinking. I figured that with how companies do things these days, it'd be too hard for them to implement planned obsolescence without making deathtraps.
@@odie1019 or both
Do you think the wheel is going to.. fly off or something?? 😐
@@donaldsimpson9911 I was thinking something similar😂
TRULY THAT TRULY REALLY TRULY REMINDS ME OF ( A AUXILIARY MACHINE ) ON ( A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ) .
So many awesome uses for this motor...it works they always stop doing things that works simply
“The perfect tool for having fun”
Instructions unclear.
Wife is in the hospital now.
Thanks a lot.
That's pretty _fucked_ up 💀
@@BruhGotBoost💀
It's hard for me to finger this out
Lol 😅😅.....
This almost went over my head
They just don't make em like they used to.
Beautiful rebuild.
Yeah, we make things better now bc we understand technology. 😂 unlike the ppl that put lead in their cars and then inhaled the smog for decades.
And let's not tall about the lead in the paint of pencils, that all you boomers chewed on for years.
Good brain ppl😂
They don't make them no more because they made them to last forever they cannot make no money on them it's not like that China garbage
Yes, yes they do. Any new motor would destroy this thing
@@ericrudgers6816 completely missed the point of the comment, way to go.
@@ericrudgers6816yeah because it's had a 100 years of time to get better
Thank you for that man who stopped making it so all mankind will not go out of business
Absolutly great device!!!😊
That Homer Simpson scream had me in tears. Thank you for starting my day with a smile. 😂
D’oh!
Or ridiculously fast aaaaa 😂😂😂😂
Honestly, it was an informative homer scream. Helps give an idea of this thing while running
It's even better at 2x. 😂
Yes! I was waiting for this comment. I agree 100% So cool!
The shriek after "ridiculously fast" got me good lol
Same here 😂
Sounds like Homer Simpson 😂
@@mdotguy Ah yes, the Homer shriek! 😂
Or Beaker from The Muppets. 😂
Wow, what a piece!
That scream 😂
I have a 1930’s box fan 36 inch from my attic when I bought my house. They had sided over the gable that it sat in. It’s power is an OLD Maytag washing machine motor. I took it down from the attic cleaned it up, built a box around it with wheels. Rewired everything, and it’s now my garage fan
Are you describing a "whole house fan"?
sounds like it @@Nothingmore71
We had the fan with louvers in the second floor ceiling. Dad would set the timer and it would lull you to sleep at night.
I have several 'tools' which are powered by old washing machine motors. Band sander, drill press, and band saw.
Yes it was. My bedroom and my daughter’s bedroom still has the old louvers. I actually rebuild antique fans, (Emerson, Signal, vornado) so this was like the ultimate find.
Just hammering the throttle without bolting it down 😂😂😂 that’s awesome!
dang my mind went to a very different place when he said “fun”
That is really neat. I had not seen one.
You did an amazing job restoring this, it looks and works like its brand new
Can’t see anything we manufacture these days lasting 100 years. It just oozes quality. Looks like you’ve made a good job at restoring it. It looks brand-new. 👍
It's really sad how low quality most of today's junk is.
You just have to look around, my guy.
The issue is not that good quality tools and products are not made, the issue is that good quality tools and products are expensive.
Companies realized they can up the price on the actually good stuff and release a cheaper, less efficient form of it and still make a killing.
To the people who really want the good quality product, they WILL pay the money, and to the people who could never afford the big expensive one, they'll opt for the cheaper product.
In certain fields, especially electronics and tools, this is almost a certainty.
Ah McDonald's meal will
It looks brand new because it's been restored. Duh.
Every last gun I touch. 😎
Two reasons.
Too good.
Too practical.
I would love to find one of these older machines
I watched your rebuild of this motor and anybody wanting to know more about it would do well to also watch. I have a friend that is always fixing impossible to repair stuff and he said 'it ain't broke until you can't fix it any more'
The commercial laundry I worked at years ago had one of those, but about 30 horsepower, running a large (9 foot wide) double drum rotary steam iron, but it was constantly having problems as brushes wore etc, and so we finally replaced it with a standard 3 phase motor and a VFD inverter drive, and it had a much wider speed range, could be synced directly to the digital speed controls on the much newer feeder and folder, and never needed any maintenance other than blowing out the heat sink occasionally lol
VFD = variable frequency drive.
"VFD inverter drive" is like "ATM machine."
But yes, VFDs are amazing.
Now to wait 50 years to see which one of those parts break.
@@miguelzavaleta1911@miguelzavaleta1911 oh, I am well aware that I repetitiously repeated myself, I heard my dad making nearly the EXACT same comment in my head (and that's NOT a compliment... ;) ), but I did it intentionally because most people aren't going to know what a VFD is, and Inverter Drive isn't really the correct technical term for it, so I wanted to be accurate, but also consumer friendly, at the risk of being Pendant Bait!
Now turn your LED lights off and go to sleep... Lol
@@MA_KA_PA_TIE OP literally just told you why they were phased out: they're not reliable.
On the other hand, VFDs are meant to be cheap, easily replaceable, and interchangeable. As long as the motor being driven is built to withstand the high frequency switching of a VFD, it's very likely the motor will work for those 50 years and longer, no problem.
@@MA_KA_PA_TIEthat's already a win, because the variable speed motor required frequent adjustments and repair through its whole life, and it's hard to impossible to get parts for it, but with the VFD and tefc motor, other than blowing lint out during cleaning, and occasionally greasing the motor, it will have a long and no maintenance life, and if either the motor or the inverter dies, we can grab a replacement off the shelf at any industrial supply house and have it running again in an hour.
Just imagine how good a go kart would work with this
That's awesome and wish they still made them.
I absolutely love belt driven tools. That’s all I use when the option is available. I got so much stuff from my great grandfather and grandfather that my kids will keep the tradition going with their kids.
You are one lucky man. Glad you are passing it on.
Dude totally! My Gramps passed like 5 years ago and he has a belt driven drill press I've been trying to buy from Gramma! She won't let go of anything of his yet, but when she finally does....that thing is getting a full resto! :)
Seems like you did an awesome job at restoring. Same as with making this short! The scream at the motor going full speed made me laugh a lot 😂😂😂
That was one of my favorite episodes you've done.
it looks so good as well
I have one of these. It's a little bit bigger than that one. I live in Madeira which is very mountainous, I have built a system to carry shopping or whatever up the hill to my front door. Really good kit.
Oh I'm just here in Madeira for my honeymoon 😊
You're watching youtube on your honeymoon? @@TechnoGlobalist
@@TechnoGlobalistIf he invites you to see his kit be aware he might be a little Crabby.
I remember Madeira. So beautiful!
Madeira, that's Portugal?
Bom dia!
Because putting a throttle next to a running belt is really efficient at lopping fingers off of hands
BuT wHy WoUlD tHeY sToP mAkInG tHeSe?
The throttle can be placed somewhere else. That was not the point
All belt/gear driven equipment does that. It's why guards were mandated.
Before automatic type couplers were used on train cars, a person's experience level could be determined by how many fingers they were missing.
Because people are idiots. A safety guard would solve the issue entirely, these aren’t around because of the type of motor used is obsolete
Idiots and tools are like water and oil-they don't mix well.
This is beautiful.
It’s perfect for having fun
Why? They worked well and lasted a long time. That’s why.
Yeah, same with cars and trucks and even Diesel engines nowadays. They don't make them to last anymore.
@@oldv1288 pretty much any product these days. Made to work for only a certain amount of time then break so you need to buy it again
@@oldv1288 you got that right. they only make sure it last until the powertrain warranty mark then its on your own
@@ohhman9400 The warranty has it uses though. It tells you how long you have until you need to buy a new one lol
paranoids be paranoying all around
This man knew *exactly* what he was doing at the end 🤣🤣
Glad I wasn't the only one that thought that
I was gonna like this comment, but realised that would push it up to 70. I hope you understand
I was about to say every woman on onlyfans going to buy one..😂😂😂
I remember these so long ago.
Oh that hand throttle is cool af
That spike reversing from up and down to down and up was so pure!😂
The perfect tool for having fun!! With a shaft moving up wards and downwards
Oh!~
Love that thing. The scream, I could have lived without.
Cool story.
Cool, I like it.I wanna see one on a go-kart
That's awesome. Didn't even know one existed. They should start making them again
I doubt we will ever see that. Tool companies want to sell you tools that only do one function each, so more tools sales. With a motor like this you can run many tools on one motor, which will probably never burn out or is easily repairable. Ergo, less tool sales.
I suspect that this particular setup might also be rejected today due to safety concerns. The big lever for speed/direction control is more likely to be accidentally bumped than some smaller dial or switch. Also in the case of an emergency there is a chance someone reacts by trying to use the lever to slow/stop it but with stop in the middle there is a chance they pull too far and change direction instead.
We can't have these anymore because, ya know, morons.
@@brentoni2922 Well, they could easily fix both those issues if they released it today. Make a locking lever for the throttle that can be engaged when not in use, and no accidental startup. Put an inline switch(or one on the machine) that kills power to the whole motor for emergencies. Wouldn’t require any change to the setup, only some added features.
Problems are made to be overcome, not stop us.
@@eugeneplakosh8423 Also less safe, as you would have to partially assemble each machine for each purpose with a single motor. That's asking for trouble when you're talking about a 1000+ Watt motor that drives a table saw, router or whatever else in an open setup.
It's also very inconvenient having to fiddle every time you move from your table saw to say your belt sander. So it's really not greed of the tool companies, but rather safety and ease of use. Also don't forget that most powertools are handheld.
I know that modern options are much more efficient, generally safer, computer controlled, etc. but this is still such an awesome thing to have.
Who makes modern versions of these? I could use something like this
@@evankennette1146 you can do pretty much watjewer you want with a standart engine and a frecuency converter
@@evankennette1146you can get versions of these from Consew. I have much larger ones on my industrial sewing machines. They are designed for a foot operated control system, but I’m pretty sure you probably could make a hand lever operated configuration.
Neat little motor!
Mad mad well made im so sad they aint still made
That seems so practical, to have precise control over the speed.
Exactly
not reall, cant imagine someone using it any more for anything, maybe guitar pickup winding but even for that its too loud and inefficent
@@NoahDaun-yd2ep if you were to lower or god forgive you raised the input voltage you would ha ve really bad day, speed of AC motors is regulated by inverting PWM.
Precise compared to literally adjusting to individual RPM settings? Uh.... Nah...
I repaired electric motors for 15 years and have seen every industrial application from 1/8th. Hp to 1000hp. A/c and D/c. My dad worked there for 40 years. I have never seen a motor like that. That thing is awesome. I’ve seen them with the reostat wired to the machine. But never in the housing like that. I’d love to get one just to have it. Looks like you did a great job restoring it.
No you didn't. Or maybe you did, sweeping floors. My bad
I agree. That is a work of art. Looks like it just came off the assembly line!
I did sweep the floors. Part of the job. Lol.
Art Deco piece
Priceless
Great job on the rebuild I think looks beautiful
Wow the possibilities of that motor.
It could be a lathe, or a leaf blower, or even a painful lesson 🤣.
Love it, I want one
Even an erotic sex toy 😂😂
Made me wonder if it has good enough torque to be a lathe
And it probably never ever broke down and when it did it was easy to fix therefore the company would not make any money @@stevenc8717
painful lesson to not use 100yr old garbage
@@stevenc8717 nope, and if it chokes it will probably burn your house down
We used a motor similar to this on board a fishing boat. Used to haul lobster pots, and fishing nets out of the water. We just called them pullers. Know at least 3 people that lost at least one finger to them. Handles would break off and instead of fixing then they would use the the center of the shift to change directions. Fingers got caught on things and ouch! I'm sure they are built different today.
Actually, I looked and could not find a new source for this type of motor. The reason is that now of days, everyone is just using a 3 phase motor and a VFD.
There is one major problem with this motor, it, even when sitting still, is drawing a fair amount of current. The VFD / 3 phase motor on the other hand draws almost no current when it's stopped and not commanded to hold the stopped position. After all, the VFD/3 phase motor can be commanded to run at full torque and 0 RPM.
I'm surprised they didn't use what would be a standard pot hauler in Maine, just a sinning disc with a hydraulic valve.
"The perfect tool for having fun" It can run super slow....ór ridiculess FÁáá᪪ªst !!
Priceless !
Nice restoration to see !!
@@skipads5141 Damn, my disc just went to the confessional booth. I have to take it out on a night of debauchery to get it back to working condition.
Amazing!
Perfect go cart motor
One of my mentors showed me how he reversed brushes in his lathe motor so he could turn in both directions. Also you hit the nail on the head, you restored it. New stuff is throw away.
We were more environment friendly back in the day, nothing is built to last or repair these days.
@@colingathercole391😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It's only throwaway if you're wealthy enough to constantly replace, or buy bargain bin crap that is only still produced because morons keep buying it. Everything, literally everything, I have bought for my shop is repairable, the plastic and other parts included. I have two pieces of vintage gear, and otherwise everything is hand-crafted or I have enough skill to dismantle and repair literally all of it. I learned all this because the previous generation decided to absolutely tank a record-high post-war economy in favor of profit-first consumer-last mentalities, forcing anyone who isn't rich or has any kind of financial burden (like kids or... owning things) to learn how to fix what we've got or go without.
I don't understand why people think you can't repair things. Seems like either a lack of willingness to learn new skills and concepts or just straight up laziness, because I haven't met anyone I couldn't teach to repair/restore just about anything.
They quit making these because the 300poundgorillas grabbing on the handle were probably setting them low speed and leaving them to catch fire or reversing them under loads while still spinning and cooking them plus it's easier and safer and more powerful to use more modern designs that are compooter controlled
An externally driven cooling fan is the solution
@@xa-xii4865 I think it would be less overheating at speed of any significance and more getting set at a slow speed then left, once it gets warm it might stall and cook 😂 and I bet it makes a very concerning sound if you reverse it while the load is still spinning it the other direction 🤣 they probably work great if the operator uses it correctly, they are probably really useful as well, but let's face it, operators have less and less skill as time goes on lol
@@bentboybbz as in a fan that runs at high RPM regardless of the motor RPM as fan has its own small motor driving it.
@@xa-xii4865motors that don’t have some kind of advanced control are extremely inefficient at low speeds. It’s not just lack of cooling, it’s a particularly stressful operating condition
This mindset lacks adventure and will lead to nothing special
I need one of those at home!
That reverse is dope especially for cutting wood flooring
Why did my mind go straight to the gutter when you said “to have fun”
I have a brother I didn't know about. One of our dads has some explaining to do.😊
Throw a moby huge on there, and you’ll have a great time
@@victorriceroni8455 did he wear white patent leather loafers?
@@ken481959 Not that I saw, but one never really knows.😉
Most dangerous sybian imaginable
Very cool, I'm surprised someone
isn't building these motors still!!
Nice restoration!!!
Because you won't make a lot of money with it. It runs forever and you can easily fix it if it ever breaks. No expensive spare-parts or special tools needed and whoever owns one will not need a replacement ever.
@michaelrobl3531 I can repair
broken electric motors all day long,
as a long time ASE mechanic no
problem, with that electric motor
being speed controlled there's more
you can do with it especially if your
like me and build engines and work
on cars in my spare time it would
be very cool to own that motor!!!!
@@michaelrobl3531 not everythings about money greedy asswipe, its about love for the motors, because motors are the best thing thats ever happened in the world
Vfd controls have replaced this type of motor. Vfd is now used tor speed control and it can be controlled automatically through software.
@@michaelrobl3531 . . . It's because potentiometers are dirt cheap, Not because of any "Planned obsolescence". They don't make these because we have better, Easier, Cheaper versions, That don't require a mechanic if something goes wrong.
I'm only watching this because it has been suggested to me every day.
that belt is definitely having fun