Malcolm McLeod
Contributor

I won't speak to the used market, but if buying new, take a look at desiccant dryers. If not familiar, they typically use 2 desiccant 'towers': 1...

...a pair in every saddle bag in TX. (Probably a couple other semi-notable states too.);)

I've been replying to replies, but to address your question from my perspective - it would depend on future plans - mostly involving horsepower. If...

Certainly one; probably both. You will see 'compressor duty' motors offered. They are built for higher torque output than a comparable 'standard'...

Agreed. And tempting! But for me it's 4 days drive, 3 nights motel, and 150gal of gas. ...Could you raft 'em together, and drop them in a...

As with almost everything, it depends. But, for identical processes, starting conditions, and number of starts per hour, comparing a direct-on-line...

+1. And the bigger the motor, the slower the heat dissipates. We run a lot of 400Hp motors and programmatically limit them to 3 starts/hr; 150Hp ::...

No efficiency gains; resistance is resistance in either direction. Switching at the wall is easiest for 1 motor, but many industrial motor arrays...

Continuing the hijack, just a little... Slab on grade with post-tension cables (PTCs) is essentially the standard in N.TX, and has been for 30-40yrs...

Most VFDs state the units of accel/decel rate as Hz/sec, and default on most units I've worked on is 1 (hz/sec), so 1 minute to start or stop. ...Out...

Disclaimer: I have never worked with the Vevor VFDs, but have worked with 10-11 other VFD brands over the last several years. I assume the 'blue'...

I didn't realize the JIS didn't cover the full size range, i.e. down to the LS070. The LS090 is larger and will easily carry the Hp/torque, and...

Before someone castigates me for excessive spending of someone else's money, the J-I-S is way more expensive, but would appear to be a good option...

Late to the party, as I thought this would have been solved quickly. If going full-on replacement, I'd suggest the Lovejoy 'J-I-S' option (Jaw...

By panhandle standards I'm just around the corner (about 20 miles south of your McKinney corner, unfortunately), but will be in Midland Sunday night....

Does this pump produce 25-30psi? If so, run it to a dedicated geared sprinkler head or maybe a good ol' fashion impact head that will throw it in a...

Take a look at this... http://thewoodknack.blogspot.com/2015/01/ Another dirt quick search shows 'black/blue/yellow' motor wires all tied to same...

I have similar Jet and similar problem: mine only runs on high, no low or med speed; off-delay timers work fine; same output regardless of my inputs...

I experienced a massive case of cerebral flatulence on the first big case piece I built (from 'new' cherry) as a gift for my wife - a 8'W x 7'H...

I listened to the Oneida sales pitch before my purchase. I never heard 'separation optimization', but maybe they changed the pitch. As I understood...

+1 for my drill press; coupled to the DC w/ Rockler 4" x 2-1/2" adapter. Caveat for Mr. Barstow: the Loc-Line will stay where you put it, but it is...

I have the Clearvue EF-5 ordered with 5hp 3-phase motor (for my 1-ph shop). I put a Huanyang VFD on it primarily for 1->3-ph conversion and...

Realizing that you probably don't move the manhole cover everyday, even to back flush, but you may still need to move it. I'd be sure to insert a...