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There is a lot more to control than the recs, better ask for help from someone that can look at your machine...Phil

Sure 2 hp rfc would work just fine...Phil

I cost a lot than 10k to build it...Phil

I use 8620...Phil

They are building like crazy here in Montana, all the people are leaving the BLUE states and coming here (sic) cant keep OSB on the shelf's up 200% in 2 mo...Phil

Its sad when all the vtl will bring is 1k that's only one good job...Phil

How do you plan to control the pos of the table with any sense of accuracy? That has been the big downfall of planner-mills...Phil

Still for sale price dropped to 15k, you still have to load...Phil

I also have one ex military, a little newer than yours. The feed motor is in the knee, very hard to find any info on greaves, looked for years...Phil

Its sad when one of the higher priced items is a anvil, 4 times the value of a mill...Phil

And who is going to pay the Bill for all this, some fed grant for the op to build a home machine come on its not going to happen...Phil

Best toy in the box, I have done the same thing on all 3 shaping machines...there is times where you dont want the tool to dance...Phil

They must have hit there head looking at the slotter....Phil

You have to put a amp prob on the coil and see what it pulls, The starter looks like it is getting wet or there is a lot of moister where live, if the iron is rusty the coil will see over current...

Does it Buzz when on?...Phil

I have some bars that have the grove the slid bar goes into to stop the bar from sliding or turning in the holder, works good...Phil

I think you are miss guided, just machine the mounting pad points and drill tap the holes where you need them. And use the heaviest plate you can or make it a welded part that has been stress...

Don't confuse thickness with flatness, its not hard to get the thickness within .oo1 easy, now flatness is a whole new deal, its flat until you release the plate from the grinder chuck, and stress...

What bad color to paint a PW 6,...Phil

Never will come out right, It will stress relieve on every pass of the grinder, can you weld a grid under the plate to make it stiff?...Phil

Heat it up 300df or so...Phil

You might be tight on space, I would use a 7.5 or 10 hp 1200 rpm and size the drive pulley to your liking...Phil

You would get more bang for the buck with a rpc than a vfd, in the high hp the vfd cost becomes a major problem...Phil

DOA, time for a new battery...Phil

Then disregard all i said, Babbitt was use as easy means to locate the shaft sqr with everything else, still might be the best way...Phil