Recently picked up a used wide belt sander for my shop. Only problem is that it is 3 phase and I am on single phase service. Which means that I am going to either need an rpc or a vfd. Will probably go the rpc route that way down the line if I ever get any more industrial equipment I will not have to worry about it. I will have to wait another 4 months or so before I can afford an rpc but I would like to use my sander now.
I have an older 3 phase motor that is more than two times the power of my sander. Would it be possible to wire this thing up to my sander and use it to generate the 3rd leg? I have a smaller 2 horse pony motor that I could use to start the big motor with. It would be physically unplugged when not in use so I don’t need any complicated switches or even any compactors if I am understanding this correctly. I know that this is not the best way of doing this. But it is only temporary.
I would like to get advice on how to wire this up as simply as possible.