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I have an Inca planer. There is a plastic drive gear that melts on these machines, so several folks online have swapped a DC gear motor/controller to make it a direct chain drive. I'm pretty handy, but no nothing about DC motors. One gentleman used a Bodine 33A3BEPM-5R, which is 1/11 HP, 43 RPM...

Newbie here. We are going to move into a 1948 ranch. Brick garage 19x21. It wouldn't be my ideal shop size, but I'm wondering if it can do. I could extend bays, but I suspect a new slab and brick walls would be a bunch of money. I'm wondering if I can make what I have work. The hope is that I...

newbie here. We just purchased a 1948 house with a 19x21 garage. I would prefer a bigger space, but I'm thinking I might just need to convert it to my shop. Currently it is uninsulated with no heating/cooling. The house has a 200 amp panel. All electric, on a well. Single user shop (most of the...