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Old 05-04-2006, 03:39 PM   #1
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I am looking for an inexpensive 1/3 hp motor, 1/2 or 5/8" shaft, with about 1725 RPM to use with a buffing wheel. Does anyone now of a decent source for a motor like this? I see HF has on that might fit the bill. The motor will not see any heavy use and will only be used occasionally.

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Re: Looking for 1/3 hp motor

I would go with the HF motor. If it isn't gonna see any harder use than a buffing wheel, the HF will last you quite a while. You can't be a HF price. My .02, Dave
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Re: Looking for 1/3 hp motor

DL, check www.surpluscenter.com too. They may have some cheap fractional HP motors. Ebay is another good place to shop for motors.

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Thanks guys. Thats a great link with a lot of neat stuff John.

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I've got one you can have. I believe it is a 1/2 HP. You coming to the picnic?
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Re: Looking for 1/3 hp motor

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I've got one you can have. I believe it is a 1/2 HP. You coming to the picnic?
Thanks Travis, and yes I'll be at the picnic.

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Re: Looking for 1/3 hp motor

DL, the Tractor Supply Company store has finally opened on Raeford Rd, west of the Cliffdale intersection. I visited it this morning for the first time. They had lots of GE motors that might be appropriate for your needs.
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Re: Looking for 1/3 hp motor

ok, saw lots of other great ideas in the above posts, too. I have bookmarked surpluscenter before, and had forgotten about it, thanks John!
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Re: Looking for 1/3 hp motor

I have one, that I'll give you, think it's a 1/2 horse might even be a 3/4 horse, I'll check and let you know. I can bring it to the picnic if you want me too.

Oh BTW - you need a mounting base with it right?
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Re: Looking for 1/3 hp motor

DL,

I bought a cheap ($39.00) Delta 7" grinder with light at Lowes. I took the base and guards off. Then remounted the body to the base backwards so that the wheels rotated up (towards operator). I replaced the grinding wheels with sewn muslin wheels (also from lowes). It makes an excellent buffer and with 2 wheels offers course and fine buffing in one package. Hope this helps. By the way, I am living in a hotel right now. My house ran over in construction by a week and I had to get out of my other house in the meantime. I have a brand new shop full of tools and can't touch it yet .

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DL,

I bought a cheap ($39.00) Delta 7" grinder with light at Lowes. I took the base and guards off. Then remounted the body to the base backwards so that the wheels rotated up (towards operator). I replaced the grinding wheels with sewn muslin wheels (also from lowes). It makes an excellent buffer and with 2 wheels offers course and fine buffing in one package. Hope this helps. By the way, I am living in a hotel right now. My house ran over in construction by a week and I had to get out of my other house in the meantime. I have a brand new shop full of tools and can't touch it yet .

Willie
Thanks Willie, this sounds like an excellent option also. How soon before the new house is done? I know trying to live out of a hotel with the family must suck. My in-laws did it for a couple of months while they waited for their house to me completed.

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Re: Looking for 1/3 hp motor

You may be able to get one for free. I have salvaged a number from the squirrel cage fan units removed from forced fresh air residential heating units. The club I was in would go to a HVAC and furnace contractor every fall and ask to go through his scrap lot. Generally there were a number of fan units which we would salvage for down draft sanding stations. Some units had intergral motors but many had standard 1/3 and 1/3 HP external, standard shaft motors. Just remove them, dust them off, wire them and off you go.

I gave away four or five when I was clean up before my move down to NC.
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