Today I visited a shop where the owner is one of those guys who can fix everything and whose workshop looks like a big scrap yard packaged into a small garage. He is one of the few in the mechanics business who still deal with end users primarily. I got referred to him by a colleague.
I contacted him earlier thise week for a motor. At first I was going to buy a 3 phase motor with a VFD, but that turned out a bit too pricey, considering that it was not included in the CFO approved budget for my grinder (I kind of accidentally forgot to mention it). So I settled for a nice 1400rpm 1.5 HP single phase motor, and we agreed on a price. Since this was an older model, I could have it at cost.
Today I went to pick it up. They guy was very friendly and helpful. Only problem was: he could not find the motor. He was certain he had it somewhere, but he could not find it. After inspecting all motors he had left, he suggested I took the bigger, 3HP model for the price we agreed for the small model! KA-CHING!
Needless to say, I took it.
With this amount of power, I decided to name it beastie, since it will not just eat but gobble steel with the appropriate belt :)
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