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I have a 20 inch planer that has a 5 hp, 3Ph, 230/460v motor in it. I
was supposed to receive a single phase, but there was a mixup, and
since I am in a 3rd world country, exchange is difficult at best.

Is it possible to rewire this to run off of a single phase? I have done
wiring before, just need instructions on doing this, if possible.

You'll need a phase converter or switch out to a single phase motor.
The phase converter ain't real cheap, but probably a little cheaper than
a 5hp single phase. Depending on where you are, neither may be all that
easy to procure, can't even guess on that...