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If you're on a 20 amp circuit lights will be fine. You'll only hit that amount of current draw if you have a 1.5 hp motor and you're absolutely stalling it. Any less powerful motor won't come close to 20 amps.

14 gauge is fine for runs at 15 amps. If it's just an 8' cord attached to the vfd going to 12 gauge in the wall you could comfortably pull more than 15 amps without issue on that 14 gauge cord.

As far as micrometer calibration goes, you only need to set one point in the measurement range. A 0-1" mic should be calibrated at zero and will be correct throughout the rest of the range as long as the threads are properly ground. A 1-2" mic should be calibrated at 1" and should have come with...

I have to agree, I've found their 90 tooth models to be excellent for the price. And I happen to actually quite like the handles on the 1/4" models, which I use far more than any other sizes (but the vast majority of my work is quite low torque).

You'll be fine on a 20 amp circuit. There's a pot in the VFD called current limit that allows you to dial back the current if you need to. I ran a 1.5 hp motor on my first 2x72 belt grinder off a KBAC-27D and a 15 amp 120V circuit for years with no trouble. At the default settings I measured it...

Sure, but it's also really nice to those of us who aren't so susceptible to marketing. I've been screwed before by sudden price increases I wasn't expecting so I appreciate the heads up. In this case I have the opportunity decide if I want to execute on some items I've had sitting in my cart...

I made it! The sides and middle are cherry while the top and bottom are 1/16” mahogany plywood. I put a thin layer of neodymium magnets under the piece of cherry with holes for bits but that ended up being unnecessary.

This is no mechanic's box, more of a do-everything tool chest. My machinist tools are over by the mill so there are some omissions here due to that. My 1/2" drive tools and impact tools don't see much use (and won't fit in this tool chest) so they're also stored separately. Rather disordered...

Really? The product photos show a lot more clearance than that:

Does anyone have any experience with adapters for running Milwaukee M18 batteries in Bosch 18V tools like this? I'm reasonably happy with my M18 cordless sander but I'd be curious to try the Bosch as I like their corded sanders quite a lot. I'm not interested in adopting a new battery system...

I have KBAC-24D, KBAC-27D, and KBDA-29 all in service at the moment. I installed the reversing switch on all my KBAC models (extremely quick and easy) and the KBDA models have it integrated into the control panel. When either are running you can go directly from run to reverse (but doing so at a...

A large part of their market is academic research labs (speaking as a laser spectroscopist) where grad students are making the purchases. Including Lab Snacks in the order is a cheap way to create a lot of good will!

Look at the KBAC and KBDA lines. The 24D and 27D models in either line will take single phase 115V or 230V in and output 230V three phase. I’ve been using them for years and quite like them, especially for use on my belt grinder where conductive dust will quickly kill vfds that aren’t properly...

Exactly. Freud is the more premium, higher quality brand in their corporate hierarchy. It's like Ryobi and Milwaukee: owned by the same company but not the same products. (It's not helped by both Frued and Diablo having the same color scheme and Diablo products being labeled as Diablo by Freud...

You can't go wrong with Whiteside or Freud router bits, Diablo being a close third option. Avoid the budget sets; they're largely not any good. You're better off figuring out what bits you actually need and buying quality ones as you go rather than buying a set heavy on piece count and light on...

A nice trick with the Wera: you can reverse smaller size bits so the drive end comes out the back. This makes the overall length a neat 1". This saved my bacon reinstalling some way covers after an enclosure was put on a mill. In the normal configuration I couldn't quite get the bit engaged in...

I can't speak to yours, but my 2804 M18 Fuel drill will gladly break your wrist if you're not paying attention. I used with a 2-1/4" hole saw in 5/16" thick cast iron yesterday and was reminded how powerful it is. I couldn't stop it spinning and it felt genuinely dangerous until I put the side...

If you're tripping the breaker while running then your motor is demanding more current than the breaker can supply. Unless you get a high efficiency motor like a Baldor Super-E then trying to switch out to a more powerful motor won't solve your problem, it will just demand even more current. A...

That depends on a couple variables. If the case is aluminum and the bearing is steel then for a given temperature change the aluminum will expand more than the steel. Additionally, heat flow is not immediate. If you have a way of preloading tension on the bearing you can heat the case and it...

Steel will rust no matter who forges it into shape! No-one is making normal sockets out of any kind of stainless steel!