07-09-2012, 11:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-10-2012, 12:05 AM by Sunset Machine.)
(07-09-2012, 02:16 PM)f350ca Wrote: On the RPC, more of a question, I thought once you spun it up you disconnected the small motor and the 3 phase one ran on one phase generating the other 2
That's right. I turn on the starter motor and when things get rolling, flip the switch the other way and power up the idler (power off to the starter). The switch is a "center off", DPDT. I did get the idler to warm up today, so will try the piggy-back thing with another idler (the 3HP I tried first). The shaft of that one won't be connected to anything, supposedly adding to the capacity. I would guess the weakest link would be the 2HP, so this should double that. We'll see!
The planer is a strange one to use, and the crossrail takes the cake. You snug one side and then juggle the other up/down until it's parallel to the table. I'm guessing that's what a "planer gage" is for. I can see one being very handy. Expensive.
Here's a sample workpiece. About .010 DOC (guessing, the dials aren't graduated) and about 1/8" cross feed each stroke. Nice finish for a bit of 1018, except the part on the bottom end. The picture is turned 90 degrees, the rather wide and flat nosed cutter entered on this end. Looks like chatter or gear marks, bet there's a dried up old something in those teeth that I missed. It's not a steady pattern like might be coming from a motor, but seems to be localized in spots.