Let's See Your Mill

[Sunset Machine]

120/18 amps translates to 1-1/2 HP. That's a hefty motor for a small mill.

It has an electronic speed controller, doesn't it. One of those where you slow it down and lose horsepower in the process. So they compensate with a bigger motor. Then at high speed, the tooling is small and unable to support all that horsepower. If that is correct (is it?), then the motor will never see full load.