On 2013-07-09, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"PrecisionmachinisT" wrote in
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"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
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I think I know every scrap dealer for at least 100 miles, and
haven't seen any inexpensive 3 phase motors in 20 years of looking.
jsw

Craigslist.

It's only a theoretical question anyway, as I put single phase TEFC
motors on my lathe and surface grinder and the mill already had one.

I was wondering if the pedestal grinder, an incomplete drill bit
sharpener, could be its own simple rotary converter since it could be
jump-started with a drill.
jsw



It will work, yes. It has drawbacks that are unrelated to three phase
conversion.

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