John Sanford
04-06-2014, 7:32 PM
So, I finally got 'lectricty flowing to the Esteemed Papa Griggio. I likely made it more difficult than it needed to be, but that's one of the downsides to not being an electrician or electrical engineer.
That said, I have a few questions for the bandsaw gurus hereabouts.
Mildly rusted blades: The saw came with a small pack (saw blades travel in packs, because they have so many sharp teeth) of blades. Many of them have some rust on them. I'm not to concerned with whether or not they are uber sharp, but whether or not surface rust is going to materially compromise the band's integrity.
Using breaker as an on-off switch for my rotary phase converter? Yea or nay? As I rent, putting in a subpanel to the garage, or any other electrical work, is a low/no probability consideration. So I put together a honkin' extension cord that carries wondrous 230v juice from the dryer outlet to my RPC. The RPC itself has no switch. Plug it in, it fires up. Rather than monkeying with plugging and unplugging the thing, (which I did several times today), I realized I could just flip the breaker. Note that this is only to start the RPC. The saw itself will only be switched on and off at the machine. If putting a switch in on the RPC is recommended, kindly provide details on what sort of switch and such. And remember, this is all "temporary power."
Dust: It can really hide in a bandsaw, and it all likes to come out when you fire the puppy up. I thought I'd gotten pretty much all the dust out when I cleaned the beast after I got it... nope.
That said, I have a few questions for the bandsaw gurus hereabouts.
Mildly rusted blades: The saw came with a small pack (saw blades travel in packs, because they have so many sharp teeth) of blades. Many of them have some rust on them. I'm not to concerned with whether or not they are uber sharp, but whether or not surface rust is going to materially compromise the band's integrity.
Using breaker as an on-off switch for my rotary phase converter? Yea or nay? As I rent, putting in a subpanel to the garage, or any other electrical work, is a low/no probability consideration. So I put together a honkin' extension cord that carries wondrous 230v juice from the dryer outlet to my RPC. The RPC itself has no switch. Plug it in, it fires up. Rather than monkeying with plugging and unplugging the thing, (which I did several times today), I realized I could just flip the breaker. Note that this is only to start the RPC. The saw itself will only be switched on and off at the machine. If putting a switch in on the RPC is recommended, kindly provide details on what sort of switch and such. And remember, this is all "temporary power."
Dust: It can really hide in a bandsaw, and it all likes to come out when you fire the puppy up. I thought I'd gotten pretty much all the dust out when I cleaned the beast after I got it... nope.