HSC ///

mine does not have a brake,

the one I was learning with at another local knife-maker does have a brake that he put on, so I'm familiar with the brake concept.

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2 hours ago, stockmaker said:

Hi HSC.  2hp is 2 hp regardless of the voltage used to power it.  The 110V motor will draw twice the current as the 220V version so your electric bill for the use of the 110V motor will be twice the cost. . Also the 110V motor is going to draw about 17 amp's so you will have to have it on a 20 amp circuit maybe more to cover startup.  Congratulations on getting a power hammer. 

ok I understand

working with knife making grinders that use 3 phase motors and VFD, I ;learned that you can only yield 1.5 HP from a 2 HP motor due to efficiency loss in the phase conversion.

I think the first step is to get the pulley off and confirm the shaft and pulley diameters

then order the motor with hopefully the correct shaft dia and length or see about some sort of shaft adapter.

thanks

29 minutes ago, Frosty said:

Welcome aboard HSC slasher guy, glad to have you. If you'll put your general location in the header you might be surprised how many of the Iforge gang live within visiting distance.

I have a 50lb. LG that runs satisfactorily for me on a 120v. 1/2 hp motor and a two belt pully. The drive pully on the motor is smaller than called for in the book so my hammer runs about 1/2 speed about 150 bpm tops.

I may have a line on more powerful 120v motors I can maybe afford. I'd like the option of more speed and power. 

Frosty The Lucky.

thanks, I updated it

oh wow, even a 1/2 HP is enough?

hi, new member here

just purchased a 50 lb LG.

comes with Westinghouse 2HP 220V motor with 4v pulley, this thing is a beast of a motor and must weigh 80lbs

motor doesn't work and I don't have 220 currently available. I can get 220 service wired but don't want to incur electrical upgrade costs.

question, will a 2hp motor on 110V be sufficient to get this hammer going?  I will just need to sort out the shaft length

pulley is 4 belts, about 3.5" long and 1" ID

From what I'm reading here in this thread, a few of you use a 110 V motor successfully to drive your hammers.  I'm not a motor expert :-)

thank you