Hey guys, I've found a Sawstop 7.5 hp 3 phase cabinet saw for just a couple hundred dollars, but I need to convert it to single phase. A VFD would be expensive for one that could run a 7.5 hp motor and I'd rather not have to worry about turning on a rotary converter everytime I want to use my saw, not to mention the extra noise . I have a spare 3 hp motor from a 15" planer that I can tig weld tabs on to match the sawstop motor mount. From wiring schematics, it appears that the contactor switch box is the same with the exception that the three phase box contains transformer that ouputs 220v for the other controls.
The saw is actually one of the CB models, that was renamed the industrial cabinet saw around the time the professional saw was introduced. Not sure if that makes a huge difference.
If anyone has any advice for me going forward with this, or warnings of pitfalls, etc, I'd be thankful.
Carpe Diem,
Ben