jimmysgarage
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Jul 22, 2008
- Location
- Portland Oregon
I have a Clausing 20" V/S drill press. It currently has a 1 1/2hp 3ph Dayton motor on it. I purchased this at a decent price as a "project".... Well, you know where this is going.... After having to replace the V/S spindle, then the motor drive pulley ($575 from Clausing), I now find that the motor has a bent shaft. The search goes on for a motor but that proven to be beyond my finances at the moment. A phase convertor has been quoted locally from $500-$700... So I am thinking of buying a Blador for around $450... Single phase. What would I lose by going to 220v single vs 220v 3ph? Can the single phase be wired with a drum switch to reverse the motor for taping? OR should I just spend it all and buy a 3ph with a rotary convertor? Would I be able to run more than one machine from one convertor? (only 1 machine at a time) Thanks for your help....I'm just lost at this point......