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I'm doing a rebuild for a fellow OWWM member njtool of a Leland Faraday 3HP, 1Ph electric motor. From what I was told this motor is part of a Dewalt thickness planer. Prior to disassembly I did hook it up to 220v and it ran fine, one of the bearings made noise. You'll see later the grease in...

For the last three to four months I've been hot and heavy rebuilding/restoring. Mostly vintage electric motors, vise and one of two Craftsman "Block" grinder. Gotten about 99% done and all stops when it came to the final details, the machine name plates or tags. After reading much here what...

Recently I finished rebuilds on two electric motors, one a vintage 1940s-1950s Century Electric Company 1HP capacitor start (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=311993) and a smaller more modern Century Electric 3/4HP capacitor start (not posted). These along with other old Arn...

I'm in the process of rebuilding an older 1hp Century Electric Motor. Here is the link to that rebuild for further details: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=311993 However I've come to a snag in the tear down. After removing the capacitor off the motor, I cannot find any...

I purchased this 1hp Century electric motor several years ago from a guy in the next town over. His price, a case of beer. No really, all he wanted was a case of a Canadian ales beer if I recall correctly. Long story short, this motor is intended for an upgrade for a 1974 Clausing 15" drill...

This weekend picked up at a yard sale a Kennedy 520 tool box for about $35. Structurally sound, felt lining in rough condition and handle needs to be replaced. Questions I have: purchased green felt and started scraping the old one out of the drawers. Can I use spray adhesive on the back of...

Good morning folks. Ever here the line: "Owned by a little old lady who only drove it to church on Sundays, garage kept, very low original miles". Well, here's my dilemma. I came across a retired fellow who has a circa 70s Craftsman block style bench grinder 1/3 hp in near excellent condition...

Just got a vintage Cincinnati 104, 12x2 pedestal grinder. Picked up for $60. It's a 3 phase, 2hp motor which I am currently hooking up to a Teco FM50 vfd. Both tool rest/tables are out of square and badly worn. I want to rebuild them using 1/2", 5x3 L angle, which closely is the dimensions of...

See if anyone here can help me with this Allen-Bradley 3ph manual magnetic switch I just purchased for $25 from a surplus store. I only need to use two of the three connections or legs for a GE triclad capacitor motor: 3HP, 230V, 14.5Amps, Service Factor: 1.15, Deg C Rise: 40. It's rated for...

Not trying to re-invent the wheel, but a better mouse trap here. In my case, an electrolysis tank that suites my needs, knock downs easily, quick cleanup and either upgradable or down gradable. I won't get into what is an electrolysis tank and how it works. Many of you know what it does and...

Prentiss Vise Co. Monarch 6" Vise #223 This weekend I came across this Monarch vise for sale. It's model 223. The seller was asking $100, but I think I can get it for about $70-90. Been looking online as far as info on these Monarchs. They seemed to be desirable because of the vintage look...

Been reading alot here about compressors and today I picked up a Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Type Y air compressor, Model 2YC, Seriel #127047. I currently have a Craftsman 26 gal. compressor which I last year replaced the tank. However I'm using it more and more in my basement shop and when I do...