rthibeau

fascinating to say the least, even looks good in the making.

Inside a Phase converter

Sorry FrankW, it'll be awhile before I can post a picture of the phase converter insides. My digital camera got broke tonight. It was just sitting there on the layout table waiting patiently and when I got to it, alas a couple pieces had been knocked off somehow. Maybe it shouldn't have gotten under that pile of hinges I was working on . Oh well, to the store tomorrow.

This is the best photo I can come up with

Sure, but I won't be able to for about 4 hours when I get to the shop (about 2300, 7/16/2006). At first, it was wired to go CCW, so I went in and rewired it to go CW, so no big deal. Just make sure it's unplugged.

This was one of those times when I probably couldn't have done it myself any cheaper and certainly not better. The box is actually larger than it has to be based on the components inside, the guy said his big hands wouldn't fit into a smaller one...lol

My Little Giant 50# power hammer came with a 3 phase low rpm motor. After reading up on building a converter, I went to a local electrical shop and had it done for $175. It's mounted right on the side of the motor in a real nice box and they even put on an extra long cord for the starter switch so I could place it anywhere I wanted. A far better job than I could have done and a lot quicker and safer. For such a contraption, unless you are an electrician and have all the parts and pieces handy, I can't see a better way than to go to a good shop and let them do it. I consider the money well spent and probably cheaper than running around trying to find the pieces. The converter is the new gray box on the side of the motor.

So is there a consensus on whether vegetable oil or animal oil or motor oil makes a better quenchant?

well, they never said luck was better than skill every day, just some days. LOL

Now that's a concept we don't need to foster. Please, by all means, post photos, the more the better. I can always use new or different ideas to work from. If we don't get it from y'all, who else would blow the horn for youse?

If you push hard enough, it will fall over. Everyone talks about sunsets, but it's really the horizon moving up.

Jr, you didn't say how old the hammer is in years. Could you let us know, please and thank you.

Wall hooks and a business card holder. Drill holes to mount the hooks on the wall or mount several on a nice piece of wood for a coat/hat rack. Draw out the spikes and weld together to get the length you need to make fire tools. Use spikes as the legs for trivets. Draw three out to the same length, about the height of the arm on a chair, use as legs for a trivet or plate, and you have a nice chair side table to put your beer on. :D

The photos need to be resized to 400x400 pixels maximum or compressed for web pages. Microsoft Photo Manager and most other photo programs will allow you to do this.

This is my first anvil, a Fisher about 90 pounds, the heel was broken off and gone before I got it. The edges of the top plate were filled in with welding rod, ground and sanded. A hard surface with still a nice ring.

I got an old post drill and the first thing I did was spray it liberally with WD-40 and let it sit for a few days, once in awhile respraying if it looked like it was drying out. Then it was disassembled and wire brushed. All dirt and grease came off and most of the rust. A coat of WD-40 again and reassembled. Lube with WD-40 on the moving/contacting parts.