John Carlo
03-22-2010, 8:58 PM
I have a Performax 22-44 Pro drum sander with a 1 3/4 HP 110V single phase motor. Yes it is underpowered and slow and leaves straight line scratches but with patience it works. Woodworking friends always seem to have a panel or table top to run through it. A little ROS work afterward and we're good to go.
I was thinking today that I have a Belsaw planer with a 5HP Baldor 220V single phase motor that has been sitting for years since I bought a new PM 22" planer. Well, you get the drift! Would mounting this motor on the sander be detrimental, overpowering, a waste, just plain crazy? I could use the old planer as a powered rip saw or as a molder as I have a lot of cutters for it but I have shapers for that purpose. Both motors have the same speed and I have to check on the bore of the dual pulleys. Comments greatly appreciated.
I was thinking today that I have a Belsaw planer with a 5HP Baldor 220V single phase motor that has been sitting for years since I bought a new PM 22" planer. Well, you get the drift! Would mounting this motor on the sander be detrimental, overpowering, a waste, just plain crazy? I could use the old planer as a powered rip saw or as a molder as I have a lot of cutters for it but I have shapers for that purpose. Both motors have the same speed and I have to check on the bore of the dual pulleys. Comments greatly appreciated.