Recent content by Pepper55

All good points, its obviously beneficial to go variable speed. Unless my brother in law gives me a single phase motor (it could happen), I’m in the market for a 3ph 2hp motor. As mine isn’t completely dead yet I’m hoping to find a good used one. My odds of finding the used motor I need...

Not everyone (if anybody) wants to say “Duh!” Like you I haven’t found a local mentor, but I was able to learn this lesson without having to make the same mistake. I’ll bet I’m not the only other newby that benefited Thanks for starting the thread!

The grinder I picked up wasn't quite as good of a deal as I thought. Turns out the motor is not tefc and its starting to make noise. Its also 3600 rpm, I believe this grinder was designed for a 1740 rpm motor. I’m shopping for a new motor and trying to decide if its worth the $ to upgrade to...

Thank you all for the welcome! Its great having access to your knowledge and experience. Looking forward to finishing my shop, Im sure I’ll be seeking advice in the forums.

My name is Mark. I’m 64 retired and recently started setting up a shop to keep busy and have some fun and make some knives. I picked up an old 3 speed kmg with an 8” contact wheel and a flat platen off CL for $900 last month. Browsing through old threads I discovered the bandsaw I was...