Horizontal mill?

[Rig Pig]

If its cheap enough to take a punt on go for it, I am still kicking myself for missing out on a J&S.

 

[Maker]

The problem isn't the money, it's the drive, or persuading mum to drive me there and put a few hundred KGs of iron in the car.
If it turns out to be the right motor, I'll ask if he can secure it to a pallet and if so, I'll get it delivered.

I've also just found the head from a Bridgeport and asked about the motor spec'. Are you thinking what I'm thinking, to make up a mount to fit the Bridgeport head to the Elliott column.

 

[Pete.]

100kg is a lot to put in the boot of a car. 200kg is too much for most so 'a few hundred' is pickup/van territory usually.

 

[Maker]

100kg is a lot to put in the boot of a car. 200kg is too much for most so 'a few hundred' is pickup/van territory usually.

Now I think about it, you're right but she could probably borrow a van from work if needs must. Anyway, I'm bored of that idea now, the Bridgeport head would be much easier to collect, not to mention far cooler and I'd have a quill feed.

 

[CRB]

100kg is a lot to put in the boot of a car. 200kg is too much for most so 'a few hundred' is pickup/van territory usually.

I cannot remember why but I was thinking about that yesterday.

I got some, 200kg, granite wall/floor tiles in the Nubira estate about fifteen years ago, and the little man asked me if the car was strong enough. 95kg is about 15st in old money, so three across the back and two in the front, that is near half a metric tonne without anything in the boot. Even if your five occupants were 60kg, 10st wringing wet, that is still 240kg and a driver.

So long as you keep the weight in the middle, I cannot see why not. I was a bit slower to accelerate, but the suspension still had travel. All depends on what kind of car Mother Maker has.



Edit: Just remembered why, towing weights for a horsebox and two BMW K100s and a CB450, and how to fit a CZ and a(nother)MZ into an Octavia. Better keep that quiet.

 

[Bill Edwards]

I dismantled a small lathe and distributed it round a Ford KA for transport once

Maker, until I realised you only want the motor I was beginning to think you were perhaps about to begin setting up a decent machine shop!

 

[Maker]

begin setting up a decent machine shop!

Hopefully one day.

 

[Pete.]

I cannot remember why but I was thinking about that yesterday.

I got some, 200kg, granite wall/floor tiles in the Nubira estate about fifteen years ago, and the little man asked me if the car was strong enough. 95kg is about 15st in old money, so three across the back and two in the front, that is near half a metric tonne without anything in the boot. Even if your five occupants were 60kg, 10st wringing wet, that is still 240kg and a driver.

So long as you keep the weight in the middle, I cannot see why not. I was a bit slower to accelerate, but the suspension still had travel. All depends on what kind of car Mother Maker has.



Edit: Just remembered why, towing weights for a horsebox and two BMW K100s and a CB450, and how to fit a CZ and a(nother)MZ into an Octavia. Better keep that quiet.

You bought that eBay lot? I looked at it and thought better.

200kg spread across the floorpan is not much but let's face it, a surface grinder is one big lump and you'll have a fight just to get it over the boot sill.

 

[CRB]

You bought that eBay lot? I looked at it and thought better.

200kg spread across the floorpan is not much but let's face it, a surface grinder is one big lump and you'll have a fight just to get it over the boot sill.

Not me, but Steve LJ was sniffing about it. Just thinking about the weights and towing....that's where I finished...honest.

Got to do something, big box little box.

Fair comment on the big lump and sill though. However, on a pallet and lying down, it would probably go in. Just the 'getting out' bit would be amusing.

 

[Maker]

Good news, I have a motor.

Dad acquired it off a disused, old, destined for the skip ventilator where he works.

I think it's about 1 HP. I've also got a good length of hor7rn-f cable to wire it up.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

So there might be the sound of milling coming from the garage soon then.

 

[Maker]

So there might be the sound of milling coming from the garage soon then.

Hopefully.
Could someone tell me what it means on the spec' plate where it says "Wo 250"?

 

[AdrianH]

It's a fractional horse power motor. I think the Wo is Watts out i.e it will give equivalent of 250 Watts output.

Adrian

 

[shedfull]

3.2A ? more like 1/2 Hp

 

[Maker]

Are you sure, volts * current = power, 230V * 3.2A = 736W ≈ 1HP. Obviously there will be some losses but not quite that much,surely?
We wired it up just now and it run very smoothly and quietly.
The shaft is only 5/8" where as the original shaft and pulley bore is 3/4", this might point to a lower power but more importantly, does anyone have any ideas as to how I can fit the old pulley to the new motor.

 

[brewdexta]

I turned an adaptor sleeve for my Tom Senior however you could bore the pulley out and use a taperlock bush or buy a new pulley and bush.

 

[AdrianH]

Don’t worry about the ratings of the motor just get it on the machine. and get making chips.

Here is an excerpt from BSI5000-11.

So to me it is the output for continuous running which is a 1/3 HP or close to it.

Adrian

 

[shedfull]

Are you sure, volts * current = power, 230V * 3.2A = 736W ≈ 1HP. Obviously there will be some losses but not quite that much,surely?
We wired it up just now and it run very smoothly and quietly.
The shaft is only 5/8" where as the original shaft and pulley bore is 3/4", this might point to a lower power but more importantly, does anyone have any ideas as to how I can fit the old pulley to the new motor.

You cant work the hp from the amps like that there's power factor and efficiency to think of

 

[Maker]

You cant work the hp from the amps like that there's power factor and efficiency to think of

I know it won't be 100% efficient but I assumed it would be at least 80%ish.

 

[shedfull]

http://www.rm-electrical.com/publis...nical-information/motor-motor-current-charts/

On the bright side it'll get you going