I recently bought a 16 inch planer, which has a 5 hp 3 phase motor, 184T frame size.
I am hopefully going to buy a 12 inch jointer next week, from a seller in Canada, and that machine has a 550 volt motor.
I have a phase converter, but am setting up these tools in my basement, and have decided it may be better to not worry about using the phase converter, and replace both motors instead (I will need to replace the jointer motor anyways because of the voltage). I may sell the converter to help pay for the single phase motors.
I am looking to put a 5 hp motor in the planer and a 3 hp motor in the jointer.
I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for single phase motors. I know Baldor and Lesson motors are good.
Are Grizzly or other import motors reliable? If they are not as reliable, is there a specific mechanic reason?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks.
-Andrew