23-01-2021, 08:40 PM
An update on this project:
I'm taking a bit of time off from the Top Hat at present and thought I'd get on with the milling machine. I had previously fitted a single phase 2HP motor that I was given but found that it didn't have enough torque to start the machine turning. It was a single capacitor motor, which are good for fans and low torque applications but not enough "grunt" to spin this machine up. It was however free
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At this stage I pushed the machine into the corner and forgot about it again.
Last week, I finally ordered a mighty 3HP, 2.2kW single phase capacitor start, capacitor run motor. This needed some fiddling to fit; the output shaft was 28mm dia whereas the pulley was 25.4 (1"), so that had to be bored out. The motor also had different bolt spacing so I had to alter the frame that I had made to adapt it to the machine. Finally fitted it today:
DSC_0970s.JPG (Size: 34.35 KB / Downloads: 385)
together with temporary wiring (I'm still waiting for the correct cable and some of the switchgear to arrive).
DSC_0974s.JPG (Size: 33.35 KB / Downloads: 385)
Couldn't resist setting up a piece of scrap metal and trying it out briefly!
DSC_0973s.JPG (Size: 38.59 KB / Downloads: 385)
I'm glad to report that it cuts and all is working OK. I need to do some serious cleaning as the machine and tooling have suffered from being stored in the shed for the past twenty years or more but I'm now motivated to finish the project off and get this useful tool up and running.
I'm taking a bit of time off from the Top Hat at present and thought I'd get on with the milling machine. I had previously fitted a single phase 2HP motor that I was given but found that it didn't have enough torque to start the machine turning. It was a single capacitor motor, which are good for fans and low torque applications but not enough "grunt" to spin this machine up. It was however free
DSC_0969s.JPG (Size: 40.82 KB / Downloads: 384)
At this stage I pushed the machine into the corner and forgot about it again.
Last week, I finally ordered a mighty 3HP, 2.2kW single phase capacitor start, capacitor run motor. This needed some fiddling to fit; the output shaft was 28mm dia whereas the pulley was 25.4 (1"), so that had to be bored out. The motor also had different bolt spacing so I had to alter the frame that I had made to adapt it to the machine. Finally fitted it today:
DSC_0970s.JPG (Size: 34.35 KB / Downloads: 385)
together with temporary wiring (I'm still waiting for the correct cable and some of the switchgear to arrive).
DSC_0974s.JPG (Size: 33.35 KB / Downloads: 385)
Couldn't resist setting up a piece of scrap metal and trying it out briefly!
DSC_0973s.JPG (Size: 38.59 KB / Downloads: 385)
I'm glad to report that it cuts and all is working OK. I need to do some serious cleaning as the machine and tooling have suffered from being stored in the shed for the past twenty years or more but I'm now motivated to finish the project off and get this useful tool up and running.