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  1. grease monkey

    electric motors for sale 2hp & 5hp

    have motors for sale, or trade, #1 is a Weg 2hp 600v 3phase 1755rpm foot mounted 7/8" shaft, asking $200, the #2 is a Baldor 5hp, 230v 1 phase 1750rpm foot mounted with a 1.125" shaft, this one was rewound and had new bearings in it a while ago and runs well. asking $450 I'm looking for a...
  2. grease monkey

    current projects: 1-lawn tractor rebuilds

    so current projects, thats a big question! guess I'll start with the latest... always wanted a 1st gen F150 Lightning, but find one... and then be able to afford it! So I did the next best thing, build one... started with a '96 F!50 reg cab short bed with a factory 300 6 cyl and matching 5spd...
  3. grease monkey

    Busy Bee lathe DF-1237G motor?

    hey all, I recently bought a busy bee lathe, a model DF-1237G, with no motor on it, no idea why, wondering if someone on here has this lathe and can snap a pic of their motor name plate so i can start sourcing a motor for it?
  4. grease monkey

    Tips/Techniques plasma cutter trick

    hey guys, I have an older Miller plasma cutter, I'm sure I'm not the only guy to experience this, but the torch cable when cold, is crazy stiff, to point that over time, the casing starting cracking right at the torch head, so I call my rep and he's like, you better sit down, $1600 and thats...
  5. grease monkey

    Tips/Techniques 3 ph to single phase

    so I posed a query online, how to convert 3phase power to single phase, or more to the point, how to run a 3 phase motor on single phase residential power, couple different ways, 1- the expensive route is to install 3 phase power into your home, (like my cousin did, WOW, what I price, and he...
  6. grease monkey

    DRO help

    hey all, would like to install a DRO on my new to me mill, First model, wondering what you all have success with at a decent cost? itching to install on on the quill as well, but if I cant find one to join the read out, using a 3 axis and the 3rd being the quill, then I'll likely just go 2 axis...
  7. grease monkey

    Tips/Techniques welding cast!!

    any tips/tricks to welding thin cast iron? I need to make 2 pulleys into one (long story)
  8. grease monkey

    Supplies tool and cutter supplies near London?

    looks like I'll be in the market for tooling and cutters in the very near future, I know of Tool & Cutter in London, is there any others I should be aware of?
  9. grease monkey

    new guy, south of London!

    Hey all, new guy here, bumped into this page because of a search for info on the old "can I run a 3ph motor on single phase" query, and thanks to Rauce, my mill is now running! hopefully I can learn more tips and tricks from everyone here! master electrician, auto service and heavy diesel...
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