I got a tip for a 2.2 or maybe 2.6kw open frame 3-phase induction motor (I got 3ph so I can run it). It's a really old model, pre-war (that is ww2) most likely, not sure if it works, the man who sounds like an old man over the phone, said his father tested it and it worked then, whenever that might've been... I could get it for scrap money, 10-15 euros I might be willing to offer, he's gonna hook it up and test it so we can see.
I was told it should be a forever kind of motor by the guy who tipped me about it, old solid design, just keep replacing bearings until heat death of universe, assuming the windings aren't broken or burnt.
Thing is I would use it in my workshop which is a dusty enivroment, I'd put it on my jointer/planer. Would you guys put a non sealed motor in a woodworking enviroment?