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    Electric unit heater

    I found a used 10,000 watt unit hater. It was wired from the factory for 480 volt. It says it can be wired single phase. If it is wired single phase will it still be 10,000. Here is the rating plate attached.
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    Just bought an Atlas 74

    Found an Atlas modal 74 drill press on Facebook Market Place less than 10 miles away. Its all there. Serial 022533. Anybody know the date of manufacture.
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    Ingersoll-Rand Type 30 Model V234

    I have a pretty good old compressor head stamped 11-57. We rebuilt it about 35 years ago then upgraded to a bigger unit. I have a 3 hp 1720 rpm motor for it. I am going to order a pressure switch and am curious what the on/off pressure should be.
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    BAUER 20v HYPERMAX™ Lithium-Ion 3.0

    Are these batteries interchangeable with the 20 volt Dewalt
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    110 volt to 12 volt

    I have a 12 volt motor that draws 15 amps and want to run it without using a battery. Can I just use a battery charger or is there some trick expensive device I need to use instead.
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    swing out exterior door

    Building an airplane hangar and want an exterior door that swings out. I have been told that a swing out door is no good cus all the bad guy has to do is drive out the hinge pins and through the door on the ground. Anybody confronted with this problem?
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    Hobart Port A Flex welder wiring question

    I have had a Hobart Port a Flex DC welder with a MIG box that sits on top. It is 3 Phase and it has been run that way for about 30 plus years. Sold the ranch and have moved to where the shop has single phase. Was told at purchase that all you have to do is drop the the delta leg and wire it...
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    I R Type 30 Air compressor

    I have a model number V234N that I rebuilt 30 years ago. Worked real well and has light use but was removed five years ago. I am thinking of putting it to use. Anybody with much experience with these. What would be the max rpm that I could do
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    Needing an air compressor

    I have a 3 hp 3 phase compressor that has just developed a leak in the tank. I sold our ranch that we have owned for 38 years and will be moving to a new place that has a 30 x 40 shop with single phase. If I were staying here I would replace the tank. If the tank was good I would move the...
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    Millermatic 211

    Thinking of buying my son a mig welder. He is working on an old VW and will not be doing anything heavy. What you think about the Millermatic 211. Will work on 110 or 220. Can weld up to 3/8 steel on 220.
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    3 HP compressor motor-single phase

    I have a really good air compressor that has a 3 phase 3 HP motor that turns 1800 RPM. We are moving and will no longer have three phase. I have been looking for a replacement motor and have noticed that most of them are 3450 RPM. Wonder why that is the case. !750 RPM are available but not...
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    wiring up for a welder

    Welder needs a 50 amp circuit. Just checked an ampacity chart and it say #8 THHN is 55 amps. No neutral is required but of course a ground is required. Would # 10 be plenty for the ground Oh it is a abot a 20 foot pull in 3/4 sched 40 pvc
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    Tensile strength of all thread

    So if hanging a load from 1/2 13 all thread, I think I compute the max load this way. The tensile strength is 50,000 psi. So the tensile stress area from this chart https://mechanicalc.com/reference/fastener-size-tables is 0.1419. Guess I multiply that times tensile strength that is...
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    Phase O Matic for electric hoist

    I have a trolly mounted three phase one ton electric hoist. I have had it for about 10 years and cannot live without it. I am moving and do not have three phase in the new shop. About 20 years ago in my business I changed out a three phase centrifugal pump that had a 2 HP Phase O Matic...
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    I beam strength for hoist.

    I am planning on having a free standing metal building erected with post and beams on 20 foot spacing. If I hang an I or H beam from with a trolly and hoist from these beams, where can I find out how much weight can be lifted from the center. I would have the main beams engineered for this...
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    H Beam load calcs

    I have a shop that is pole construction. The poles and trusses are 12 feet apart. Pretty standard. I have several lengths of wide flange 8" H beam. I will weld two together to make 26 feet. I will then hang it from three trusses so I can use a beam trolley and chain hoist. I am trying to...
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    Jet JMD-18 Mill Drill

    http://www.machinetools4sale.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=3586 Does any body have one of these and are they worth it. I can get a seldom used one with stand and some tooling for about 2 grand. That is about 2800 bucks worth of stuff new. Or is this just a glorified drill press. Tim
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