do you plan on switching the arbor back and forth? seems like a lot of work, and I'd be worried about messing the taper up by removing and installing it so many times. One piece of dirt, or cocked install and ... I can't say it...
I have noticed when I power tap in the mill, my Albrecht keyless chuck does not hold the tap as well as my 14N Jacobs.
Don't / Never use a $400 chuck to tap ! A cheap Jacobs off Ebay for $30 and it doesn't matter if the tap slips or not .I have noticed when I power tap in the mill, my Albrecht keyless chuck does not hold the tap as well as my 14N Jacobs.
The Albrecht allows the tap to spin when the going gets tough
Point taken.Don't / Never use a $400 chuck to tap ! A cheap Jacobs off Ebay for $30 and it doesn't matter if the tap slips or not .
It would suck even worse not to be getting older.
That must have been a very large 10HP phase converter.....
3 phase power runs through my front yard to supply the local town's drinking water intake pump station. I was negotiating with the power company for service to my new shop, and they wouldn't supply me with 3 phase. I told them "That's OK, I'll just install a 15 HP phase converter, and when the neighbors complain about dimming their lights, I'll give them your phone number." Quite quickly, they came up with 3 phase for me.
Started up a light manufacturing operation in a warehouse in the mid 90’s that only had single phase and we needed 3: PPL wanted a bundle to get power to the building until they re-read the planned equipment list, which included a 4160 dynamometer for testing BIG clutch & brake components - they did the installation for free, but unfortunately for them to this day the dyno is still not installed.
