They are up to $200 now. I paid $135 for my PAM-600HD.
http://www.phase-a-matic.com/StaticModels&Prices.htm
They are up to $200 now. I paid $135 for my PAM-600HD.
http://www.phase-a-matic.com/StaticModels&Prices.htm
I have been using a static converter on my Unisaw for years now w/ no issues, but now I have 5hp 3phase Shaper so Im buying a Rotary Phase Converter to run them both, This will give me 100% power that I want for the shaper and saw, ...Bruce when you use static you loose 1/3 of your power. (Its kinda hard to run raised panels w/ less than 5hp unless you climb cut,and that takes extra time)Originally Posted by Bruce Page
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Did I miss something? The specs you show say "phase: single", if I read them right.
David
You know I just read that. And I printed it out. Maybe I will end up with a 1 phase shaper after all. It shipped.Who knows what I will get.Originally Posted by David Rose
Glad its my shop I am responsible for - I only have to make me happy.
Let me know which one you choose.Originally Posted by Seth Poorman
Any deals on your static converter?
Glad its my shop I am responsible for - I only have to make me happy.
The Delta model number 43-460 indicates a three phase machine. The 43-455 is the single phase version of this machine.
http://www.deltamachinery.com/index.asp?e=136&p=958
http://www.deltamachinery.com/index.asp?e=136&p=959
Bill Simmeth
Delaplane VA
Just for grins, do the power lines going by your shop have 3 phase? (count the wires 2 wire=1 phase, 3 wire=3 phase) If there is 3 phase, it couldn't hurt to ask the power company about 3 phase power.
when I asked my power company they quoted $1. per foot, and the line is about 1/2 mile from me. I'm sticking with the two statics I use. one for a delta shaper, the other for my griz saw. They've worked so far, why change.
Ed
Also looking at the ac drives mentioned. saw units for 1-40 hp for just a couple hundred bucks. is this correct or is there some other equipment required. any other information on this would be helpful.
Dave
Yeah, that’s what they say, but I have run dozens of 3ph Bridgeport mills & lathes over the last three decades and I can’t tell any difference between the way they cut metal and the way my machines cut metal. I can take just as heavy of a cut and the machine reacts and sounds exactly the same. I have both my mill and lathe coming off the same converter.Originally Posted by Seth Poorman
I have purchased a G5843 Autogen Static Phase Converter - 3-7hp for $100. I also have the line on a 5hp HVAC (from the top of a Toys R Us building) 184T 3phase motor for $50. Will that be enough for an idler motor? I will get the specs obn the motor soon. I know 7.5 hp would be better but price wise this is Cheap.
So far:
$999 43-460 shaper
$105 SPC
$138 router bit spindles
$$Still need a mobile base
Last edited by Mike Heidrick; 01-14-2007 at 1:04 AM.
Glad its my shop I am responsible for - I only have to make me happy.
It is really easy to make a rotary phase converter. For many years I owned a machine shop that did not have 3 phase. I made a rotary phase converter. All you have to do is find like a 7 to 10hp 3 phase motor rated at 3450rpm. Buy a stato-phase converter to start the motor with a blade switch rated for the amperage. and then wire your equipment into the roto-phase. I had a seperate 3 phase panel for all of my equipment that was hooked to the roto-phase. It worked great and cost very little. I found the motor at a salvage yard and paid like $10 dollars for the motor. I had to put bearings in it and make a floor mount and cover for the shaft but I had less than $100 dollars in the motor and about $100 dollars for the stato-phase. This was for a 10hp roto-phase. Pretty cheap and a slick setup that was not noisy at all. As the machine shop got bigger I had to get 3phase installed. and at the time cost about 5 grand. But for about 5 years the converter was flawless. For a hobby type shop would last you a lifetime. I am not sure about the AC converters they sound intresting but have personally never used one. Good Luck Alan
Anybody know how much a 3/4" spindle would cost for this? All of my current cutters are 3/4" bore and I really don't want to replace them if I go with this shaper.
Thanks,
Wes Billups
Amazon has it for $112.Originally Posted by Wes Billups
http://www.amazon.com/Delta-43-807-S.../dp/B00004Z01Z
Bill Simmeth
Delaplane VA