[TheForge] Electric motor speed control

[Andrew Vida]

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 23:02:49 -0700, James Binnion <jbin at well.com> wrote:

>> Montgomery ward shop vac that I use as a forge blower. Never a lick of 
>> trouble.

> Shop Vac's  are universal motors (they have brushes) they will run on AC 
> or DC and  can be controlled with a dimmer . They make good 
> blower/vacuum motors but are noisy and not that good for higher power 
> loads like pumps.

	I'd have to agree with Jim here.  That must be one hell of a
	noisy affair.  I picked up a 2hp, 400 CFM blower on sale at
	Surplus center for $125 a few years ago.  TEFC unit seems
	bulletproof.