HF does it AGAIN

[rashid11]

Getting great stuff @ low prices that is.

This Sun me & a buddy drove down to local NJ store in Brick.
68M one way, but worth every gas penny.

In addnt to mill, lathe, mig, tig, bench grinder and dozens of hand tools I already have from HF, this time I got me:

- $169 - 20% 8 gal 2 HP compressor
- $13 air grinder, $12 starter set, $16 50F hose, $4-a-set quick couplers etc, $19 filter-regulator
- $89 1HP "farm duty" 110/220 1700RPM 56frame motor

The compressor is top notch, works like a champ ! No leaks in the
compressor or air tools. Not that loud either.

Replaced the "3/4HP 7A" motor in me Craftsman bandsaw with the big
guy. Literally it is 3x the weight, solid 15A rating. Used to be I could
not even spin up the blade to the full speed in hi-speed setting, now
the whole thing literally jumps when the power is applied and comes up
to speed instantly. Excellent ! I will probably wire it up for 220V, as soon
as I can get a double-pole switch. I did test it @ both 110 and 220, CCW
and CW, just to be thorough.


Friend of mine got the $109 grinder-buffer combo for $69 - $5 off, same
model I use in my HM knife grinder.

Time and money well spent !

 

[Mike Hull]

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Replaced the "3/4HP 7A" motor in me Craftsman bandsaw with the big
guy. Literally it is 3x the weight, solid 15A rating. Used to be I could
not even spin up the blade to the full speed in hi-speed setting, now
the whole thing literally jumps when the power is applied and comes up
to speed instantly. Excellent ! I will probably wire it up for 220V, as soon
as I can get a double-pole switch. I did test it @ both 110 and 220, CCW
and CW, just to be thorough.
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That would be a most excellent idea. I have a HF 4 speed 13-14" bandsaw that had a 1HP motor wired for 120 and I only used it a few times before it started to sound like it was bogging down when I put material to the blade, to the point of stopping.
It just quit one day after light use and the motor casing was too hot to touch, for about two hours.

I thought it had burned out and tried it from time to time, but no luck. Just wouldn't start.
One day months later I was in the shop and hit the switch and it started. Oh well, Hell if I know.
From what I gather, 1hp is so marginal at 120V that it keeps kicking voltage back to the starting windings and will burn out quickly.

I put an old Baldor 1hp I had as a disk motor and wired for 220V on it and it runs like a champ. I think anything above 3/4hp should be wired 220.

BTW, that motor that I thought had once burned out works great on 220V, now. It's all magic to me, and I worked in the electrical field for years.