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by Bentworker
Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bifocal safety glasses
Replies: 15
Views: 11003

Re: Bifocal safety glasses

Do you have VSP or some sort of vision insurance? You can get prescription safety glasses with bifocals. Catch is most places charge $300+ a pair. Heatwave is one option for a prescription eyewear online vendor. Bifocal prescription lenses are a $200 adder to their glasses. I know that is big bucks,...
by Bentworker
Fri May 13, 2022 9:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shop ventillation
Replies: 6
Views: 3329

Re: Shop ventillation

Might be worth a trip to your local “indoor tomato” supply store. In-line fans are quite popular with the indoor grow folks. I have had a fantech inline dryer booster fan at my home for 12 years and it has worked flawlessly (we do a lot of laundry). At work one of the guys took the saying below a li...
by Bentworker
Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stripped out 6 mm Allen key hole
Replies: 10
Views: 5178

Re: Stripped out 6 mm Allen key hole

2nd on hammering a torx bit in the stripped head. That is a pretty solid method of dealing with a stripped socket head bolt.
by Bentworker
Sun Apr 11, 2021 3:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hoping to be more active
Replies: 18
Views: 11895

Re: Hoping to be more active

Time passes by, and brings with it the good and the bad.

May your time in the shop prove to be enjoyable, meditative and productive.

Grieving is a unique process.
by Bentworker
Mon Mar 01, 2021 12:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another drum switch wiring question.
Replies: 5
Views: 4102

Re: Another drum switch wiring question.

Russ has me confused. This could be totally wrong - or right... Motor Red (or black) on 1 of drum switch Motor Black (or red) on 4 of drum switch Motor White and Yellow to 2 of drum switch Motor Yellow with trace to 5 of drum switch Connect motor leads brown and orange together Connect Hot source to...
by Bentworker
Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another drum switch wiring question.
Replies: 5
Views: 4102

Re: Another drum switch wiring question.

I could be mistaken but that does not look like a reversible motor. Have any more pics of the nameplate?
by Bentworker
Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why do I need a Variac?
Replies: 18
Views: 10569

Re: Why do I need a Variac?

They are good for hot knives, pickup / dropout tests on AC coil voltage and current relays. Pickle lightbulbs (google it).
by Bentworker
Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Compressor timer switch question
Replies: 46
Views: 20634

Re: Compressor timer switch question

I’d imagine you would need a 240V time delay on timer and a 240V contractor rated for 5HP E0100106-8F1B-4EA2-8254-2AB522872452.jpeg The black is what I imagine the existing wiring to be. You would have to disconnect the motor from the pressure switch and add everything in red to act as a run permiss...
by Bentworker
Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Compressor timer switch question
Replies: 46
Views: 20634

Re: Compressor timer switch question

Did you get a solid answer on how to wire an excess run timer?
by Bentworker
Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Conic Clutch design
Replies: 6
Views: 3664

Re: Conic Clutch design

Cone clutches made me think of BCS walk behind tractors (made it Italy). They use a cone clutch to couple the engine to the transmission. The tractors are still made today, there are exploded diagrams and videos of the clutch out on the internet if you think they may be of use to you. The tractors a...
by Bentworker
Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Jet Lathe
Replies: 10
Views: 7088

Re: Jet Lathe

@duckman903 The manual that NP317 gave the link to has the wiring schematic. There should also be one in the box (or at least there has been one in the two jet lathes I have worked on) If you are lucky the one in the box may have a color key for the wires, if not you will probably have to dig a litt...
by Bentworker
Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Online Machine Simulators
Replies: 3
Views: 3692

Re: Online Machine Simulators

No experience but I could see how that would be a neat tool before you let a student run the real deal.

I always think back to this guy named Leon at Butte College that by the end of class was only qualified to operate a file- for good reason.