Recent content by HSS

try starting the motor and tapping the back of the motor at the same time.

sounds to me like the centrifical switch is stuck closed and not letting it get out of the start winding.

you're right, but, as long as he is pulling his on wire and it has to be inspected he might as well pull it all and not have to have the inspector do a reinspection. Just a thought.

No one mentioned what size ground wire to run. Here it's a #10 solid copper from one ground rod to the breaker panel. The inspector won't pass it without the ground.

I just bought a Granite 1324 and am quite pleased. True, you can't build huge punchpress dies on the mill but it beats a hacksaw and file. I find myself leaving work a little early to go home and spend hours in front of my machine making hot chips. I've seen a lot of complaints on forums about...