[TheForge] Re: Any recommendations on cutoff saws? Brands, etc?

[Rick]

Yes - these are excellent.  The second one has a spot on the page titled 
Most basic static phase converter.  That is what I have done.

Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 3:41 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Re: Any recommendations on cutoff saws? Brands, etc?


>
> Frosty> ...you can make a very simple rotary phase converter.  Made
> Frosty> from an old 3 phase motor that you rope start...
>
> DC> I would be interested in seeing a wire diagram.
>
> This might be a place to start:
>
>    http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/ph-conv/ph-conv.html
>
> I haven't done this myself but the author *sounds* like he knows what
> he's talking about.   I have a couple of 10HP 3PH motors, one from a
> motel laundry machine and one from a 400 PSI compressor.  One of these
> days I might try to make one do something...
>
> Also might look at:
>
>    http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/phase-converter/phase-converter.html
>
> Four years ago, John Newman posted a reference to www.n-e-m.com as a
> source of some parts to make the project easier but that site seems to
> be defunct now.
>
>
> - Mike
>
> -- 
> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada       .~.
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