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  1. Chris Cramer

    Components

    Ok, I'll try messaging Tom Kitta.
  2. Chris Cramer

    Components

    That would be awesome.1.5 hp is most likely still enough power to run a 2x75 belt grinder. Even when operating it for heavy stock removal when bladesmithing, you don't have to put too much pressure on the belt which is what slows it down.
  3. Chris Cramer

    Components

    Ok, thanks.
  4. Chris Cramer

    Components

    Ok, 1.5 hp could still be enough, in fact that is probably safer to use if I get a new 2hp VFD. I haven't gone deeper into the motor, if the windings aren't fried then I could pull all the wires and follow the model's wiring schematic to remove the capacitors.
  5. Chris Cramer

    Components

    Yeah shipping motors is expensive. Anyway, the VFD that I installed was the one from ATO in the US that delivers a single or 3 phase output from a singlephase input. The way the capacitors were wired in side the motor was very tangled, so I didn't remove the capacitors I just used the L and N...
  6. Chris Cramer

    Components

    Calgary Alberta.
  7. Chris Cramer

    Components

    Hi, Does anyone have, a decent 2hp motor they could spare, or know of a good deal for a used or new motor? The motor I had installed on my 2x72 belt grinder shorted somewhere when I installed the single phase VFD, and now neither the motor nor the VFD works. I have a 2hp 3 phase motor and a...
  8. Chris Cramer

    Blade smithing

    Laminating with forge welding is best done with a hydraulic press, or a power hammer. I don't have either of these tools, and my propane forge uses a lot of gas to reach forge welding temperatures. I believe laminated blades could be a great way of protecting carbon steel blades with stainless...
  9. Chris Cramer

    Blade smithing

    Everything I just explained is metallurgy. The metallurgy will make a big difference on the machinability of the blade, but when you talk about bladesmithing, geometry of the bevel and the edge makes more difference on edge retention and toughness than the metal and heat treatment.
  10. Chris Cramer

    Blade smithing

    The general rule of thumb is higher hardness means lower toughness, but over the years there have been discoveries that have engineered steels with balanced properties of hardness, toughness, and corrosion resistance. Those are the three general metal properties. Standard high carbon low alloy...
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