Cheap Chinese Motor

[dallen]

most on here know that the motor on my mill burned up, after some thinking and soul searching I think it may of got a taste of lightening awhile back when both myself and the guy across the fence got hit, he lost a bunch of stuff up front, the day it happened I lost the HDMI port on my TV (no big deal) and the video card in my computer (Minor deal)

But I know from working on industrial stuff (asphalt plants) that some things don't show up for a while.

Anyway I received a motor that fit my mill, same dimensions motors actually physically bigger but from looking at name plates half a horse smaller then the burned up one. It came with a problem, the shaft is half and inch longer which makes it bottom out in the socket before the motor sits flat on the mill head. Now I could just stick some hacked out spacers under it, or leave the pair of 3/4 inch Parallels under it that are residing there now, but where's the fun in that SO I got out in the back yard yesterday and whipped up a spacer ring that I poured out of Aluminum.

heres some photos.
The Pattern

Sand Prep

just opened the mold

out of the sand

close up of Quarter that was put in for good luck

part is in the lathe being cut now, have one side done will finish the other side this morning and hopefully get it put under the motor this afternoon.

DA