saintjohnbarleycorn Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Here is the finished belts sander. Vfd, with remote start-stop and variable speed on the outside of the box. Removable platen and steady rest. Only took two months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder19 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Looks good, how does it work? As well as you planned/hoped? welder19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 The freq drive was a expenseve option wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Falcon 72 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Where did you get the plans for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjohnbarleycorn Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 plans! we don't need no stinking plans! well as you can see I built it as I went along with what I had. The freak drive was $149, and well worth it as I already had the 3 Phase motor laying around, and the variable speed is really a very nice option. YOu can polish sand sharpen what ever you want by changing the speed and belt. You can bring it down to a crawl for delicate work. And yes it works great. I will upgrade to a 2 hp for more power when I get the chance. thanks for the interest. kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Falcon 72 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 plans! we don't need no stinking plans! well as you can see I built it as I went along with what I had. The freak drive was $149, and well worth it as I already had the 3 Phase motor laying around, and the variable speed is really a very nice option. YOu can polish sand sharpen what ever you want by changing the speed and belt. You can bring it down to a crawl for delicate work. Wow, good on ya. Can you post a few more pictures to give an idea of the general layout? What is a freak drive? Does it work with single phase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjohnbarleycorn Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 the freak drive is a variable frequency drive and yes you can go from 240 single phase to 240 3 phase. I can do some more photos this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 thats really nice, you should paint it black or whatever your shop colors are!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 $149 freq drive??? Where did you get it. That is about $500 less than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjohnbarleycorn Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Drives have taken a nose dived in the last three or 4 years, especially since the intro of the single phase to three phase rating. They have made the rotary phase converters obsolete for 3 hp and under. Also the problem with three phase motors has gone away for 3 hp and under. YOu can pick up 3 phase ( now anyway) for fairly cheap and use them for anything PLUS have variable speed too! 3 phase has much more torq and you can chage direction easily here. is a site for info on them and if you have questions. Transformers, Phase Converters and VFD - Practical Machinist - Largest Manufacturing Technology Forum on the Web southland electric has these We can offer new surplus Cutler Hammer on the following Catalog #’s: AF91AG0B003D 3Hp 208VAC single to three phase $200.00 AF91AG0B002D 2Hp 208VAC single to three phase $145.00 AF91BG0A001D 1Hp 120VAC single to three phase $100.00 also there is dealers electronics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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