Anyone need a new motor?

[go mike]

I just found this motor on the Indianapolis craigslist. 15 hp. $200. 3 phase. Anyone want it?

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/tls/1174879775.html

 

[richard j]

with that motor you could run quite a few things all at once with a belt and pulley system.

 

[Keith_H]

I know it is off topic, but I recently bought a 1.5 hp single phase tefc motor for $23 at a garage sale It even had a nice pulley with it. Only problem is that it is 3450 rpm.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Keith, 3450 is not a problem.

You just use a larger pulley on the grinder/tool ( or a smaller one on the motor). The ratio is what determines the final speed. A faster motor, geared down to a slower delivered speed, will deliver more torque, and that is a good thing.
Stacy

 

[Keith_H]

Thanks, Stacy. It is just a little bit quick for mounting a disk right on the shaft.

 

[Matthew Gregory]

15hp is a pinch too small for me...