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  1. Thread: BS Gloat

    by John Davidson
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    WOW!! congrats. That is about the best bandsaw...

    WOW!! congrats. That is about the best bandsaw deal I have ever seen. I am so jealous!!:o
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    OHM, OHM on the Range!

    OHM, OHM on the Range!
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    There is no reason a good motor can not go...

    There is no reason a good motor can not go through several start stop cycles an hour. I have never had problems with any of my tools and stop and start them as needed. That includes my 3 hp...
  4. I don't respond to posts on posts. But, I can't...

    I don't respond to posts on posts. But, I can't let this one go.

    If you ask a residential electrician what to do, make sure they know they will not get paid if you need to upgrade your service...
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    When I built my shop I went though all the option...

    When I built my shop I went though all the option for HVAC. In the end I decide on a 2 ton heat pump with emergency heat strips for my 800sq ft shop. Some of the thoughts that went into my...
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    You can over speed most any small 3 phase motor...

    You can over speed most any small 3 phase motor 30 to 50 percent as long as you have properly configured the drive using the nameplate information on the motor. Be sure you enter the nominal...
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    I have an 18 inch Agazanni with a foot brake that...

    I have an 18 inch Agazanni with a foot brake that replaced a 14 inch Jet without a brake. These bigger saws can take a minute or more to wind down depending on the inertia that is in the wheels. The...
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    Looking at the ratings on the motor it would...

    Looking at the ratings on the motor it would appear that the motor is some what inefficient. The motor is showing a current draw of 17 amps at 230vac. At the same time the motor is only delivering 3...
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    I did my own HVAC in my shop 3 years ago when I...

    I did my own HVAC in my shop 3 years ago when I built it. I installed a 2 ton heat pump with electric strip backup. The unit is a Goodman and after all was done I had about $2500 in everything...
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    I have the 18 inch that I purchased form Eagle...

    I have the 18 inch that I purchased form Eagle tools about 3 years ago. I can answer a few question. The lower resaw hight has not been a problem for me. I have never needed to resaw anything over...
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    I purchased an Agazzani about 2 years ago. it was...

    I purchased an Agazzani about 2 years ago. it was ready to go and setup right out of the crate. I got it from Eagle Tools.
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    The clamp on meter works my measuring the magnet...

    The clamp on meter works my measuring the magnet field that biulds up around the wire as a result of current flow. If both wires are in the clamp at the same time the fields in each wire cancel the...
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    Looking at the Dolphin web site, these motors can...

    Looking at the Dolphin web site, these motors can be ran on 115 VAC or 230 VAC. Is it possable the nameplate information you are looking at is for the 230 volt operation? You measurments would be...
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    By removing the odd harmonics from a square wave...

    By removing the odd harmonics from a square wave you have a resulting sine wave. I worked on UPSs (uninterruptable power supply) many years ago and the output transformer removed the 1st 3rd and 7th...
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    I just step in to this post and thought I would...

    I just step in to this post and thought I would put my 2 cents in. Most industrial AC induction motors today are designed to run on 50 or 60 hz. HP will be about the same. As has been noted current...
  16. I think Mike is right on target here. As he...

    I think Mike is right on target here. As he stated, below 60 Hz the drive is running in a constant torque mode as determined by the volts/hertz ratio. This keeps the motor from drawing to much...
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    I blew in my own about 2 years ago when I was...

    I blew in my own about 2 years ago when I was completing my shop. I must admit that I was building the shop myself and didn't contract out anything but the concrete work. I never even thought about...
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    There are some, and I have only seen single phase...

    There are some, and I have only seen single phase motors like this, that basicly have a wiring configuration in the high voltage setting that extends the windings on the high voltage arangement....
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    Mr. Henderson knows what he talks of!

    Mr. Henderson knows what he talks of!
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    Dick, you are right in the fact that some...

    Dick, you are right in the fact that some equipment companies will make claims of higher HP and in the fine print specify Peak HP. As an example, years ago I bought a Craftsman table saw that was...
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    It doesn't matter if the motor is wired for high...

    It doesn't matter if the motor is wired for high voltage or low voltage the same torqure is produced. Motors that are able to run high or low voltages have two sets of coils for each phase. In the...
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    Take a look at Jasper circle jigs. Don't know if...

    Take a look at Jasper circle jigs. Don't know if it will do what you want.
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    I think that would be the wheels and the table...

    I think that would be the wheels and the table and table support assembly Maybe even part of the upper wheel tracking assembly is made from CI. The saw bodies are made from folded, stamped and...
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    I have had a few days more to play with the saw...

    I have had a few days more to play with the saw and all is still good. Mostly just making cuts to a line. This weekend I will put on the 3/4 carbide blade and try to push the resaw limits to see...
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    Me? I would go with the Laguna. I do believe from...

    Me? I would go with the Laguna. I do believe from what I have read that the Laguna guides are better and I would perfer the Baldor motor. However, this is over $500 less than the Laguna saw was...
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