grinder and bandsaw

jared76

jared76

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i was thinking of trying to run a bandsaw and a grinder on the same vfd motor, just set them up on a table back to back seems like a great way to have a variable speed bandsaw for pretty cheap, you gotta have a grinder anyway so might as well let that motor do double duty and save big bucks
 
I put an outlet plug (female plug) off my VFD. Put male plugs on
all my 3 phase motors, presto!!, one control, lots of variable
speed tools.

Bill
 
thats actually a nice idea too but i was meaning using the same motor, how much did you give for your motors and your vfd and where did you get them?

and do you have a matched set of motors or will your vfd handle all the different size motors
 
well to be honest im not really sure i just thought it might be nice to crank it up fast for wood and other soft stuff, really i just wanna get double duty outta the motor,

bear in mind i dont have anything yet, just a hf 1x30 and a cheap bandsaw, so im really open to ALL ideas, i just got hired on at a metal fab shop so i may soon have access to some steel and tools to build a heckuva grinder and possibly whatever else i need, they have actually got a huge bin full of motors sitting out in the rain so i may be able to find something useable out there, maybe they wont mind lettin me dumpster dive a little
 
I would just stick to a 4x6 bandsaw or a portaband. They may not be ideal for everything, but I cut my blanks as well as my handle and bolster material on the 4x6 without any trouble.

If I were trying to get some other VS out of the vfd, I'd consider a disc grinder or perhaps a home-made buffer. You can make hookups to easily switch the VFD from one motor to another and AC motors aren't too expensive in the grand scheme of things, so I'd consider getting double duty out of the VFD over the motor itself.
 
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