The Craiglist for Columbus Ohio has an ad for a really huge table saw. Located in Medina, Ohio it is a L. Power Co. mfg., 18″ blade, 12 hp 220v single phase motor. $700. The link is http://columbus.craigslist.org/tls/814984573.html
I have no interest in this monster, just thought there might be someone out here looking for a really big saw.
Bruce
“A man’s got to know his limitations.” Dirty Harry Calahan
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Bruce,
The description on Craigslist did not mention barrel length and caliber....<Gr>
-Jerry
Based on the weight an size it must be at least a Winchester 458 Magnum! It is a real tank of a saw. I have a basement shop. Would you want to help carry it down the stairs?? ROFL
Bruce"A man's got to know his limitations." Dirty Harry Calahan
i didn't know howitzer made a table saw... you could do touch and goes on that table.
Yes, it does look more like the deck of an aircraft carrier! Billy Mitchell could have used the extra space for his B-25's on his raid on Tokyo!
Bruce"A man's got to know his limitations." Dirty Harry Calahan
Given that a 10 hp. 230 v. Baldor motor draws 46 amps, then there is a disconnect between the hp rating and the amperage. Notice too, that the seller doesn't actually say it is a single phase motor. He calls it "single stage", whatever that means. Caveat emptor
Is a beast though.
Twelve HP....... I'd be surprised if it is actually single phase.
Me too, though there is nothing inherently impossible about that. I think it is physics that won't let a true (ie. continous) 12 hp. be generated while drawing 30 amps at 220v.
I really think it is an economic thing. Anyone needing twelve HP motors would have three phase with all of its intrinsic advantages.
You might think so, but Baldor makes 10 and 15 hp single phase motors for 230 volts. Someone must want them. For example:
http://www.baldor.com/products/detail.asp?1=1&page=1&catalogonly=1&catalog=L1177T&product=AC+Motors&family=General+Purpose%7Cvw%5FACMotors%5FGeneralPurpose&phase=1&voltage=230&hp=15&winding=09WGY183&rating=40CMB%2DCONT
Yes, single phase is more expensive--$4,500 vs $2,100 but the difference is a lot less than having the power company supply three phase in areas where it isn't already available, and more expensive than moving a shop or plant location.
You're right, of course. I should have written my last sentence a little differently. It still boils down to an economic issue. A ten or fifteen HP motor usually is not used by a hobbyist so it boils down to getting the mostest for the leastest. Businesses have to do that to survive and those lines can be pretty expensive. Incidentally, they just changed a line in front of my place from single phase to three phase this summer. Now they will have to change the pole in front again because they forgot to leave enough room for the telephone. The government isn't the only ones who are not one hundred percent efficient.
You are probably right. I typed single phase when I did see he typed single stage. I was guessing he mis-typed, but you are probably right. 12 hp is a really big motor and most locations that would have the amps available for that would have 3 phase power. I just posted this as a lark, I can't see most of us having a need for a saw of this size.
Bruce"A man's got to know his limitations." Dirty Harry Calahan
He must have uploaded the wrong photos. Those there are of an APC. I found it humourous he tortured us with ALL CAPS during the entire message until he signed his name.
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
I thought it was more like a carrier! Yes, all caps are a pain to read.
Bruce"A man's got to know his limitations." Dirty Harry Calahan
Since when did aircraft carriers have wheels?Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
Lots of wheels on an aircraft carrier, only we generally call them gears.
You all need to check out craigslist for Lakeland Fl. Old tools for sale. sounds like a deal if there any good.
John
I've seen some really huge, cool machines in Craig's List. It's fun browsing to see what comes up. That saw you linked, wow....a tilting table with an 18" blade? Yikes, don't think I want to go there, LOL!
Yes, It is way beyond what I would have a use for. I made a 2 1/2" thick bench top from hard maple, ripped 8/4 stock to 2 5/8" wide, then flipped them on edge to glue up. My 3 hp Unisaw cut through that like butter. No need for more power.
You do see some strange items on Craigslist at times and also see the ordinary stuff with huge prices also. I remember you found that Inca saw that you refurbished and turned around for a nice profit. Way to go! I will not attempt that with this monster! I wonder what the guy did with the catapults he took off of this carrier, er saw! It looks more like the deck of an aircraft carrier!
Bruce"A man's got to know his limitations." Dirty Harry Calahan
Ahhhhh, the little Inca was a rummage sale find, not Craig's List. This was the big annual Rotary Club Rummage Sale and Auction, I had to be early to rise, and fleet of foot to get that one!!! The find of a lifetime, for sure, as it's rare indeed to turn $5 into $750, especially if you don't bet the ponies. forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
I really do think it could fit in a pickup truck if you have a medium to long bed
yep I change my oil every 3000
miles or when I get bored...
which ever comes first
Gee, I would have been interested for small work, but I really want something steam-powered. ;-)
Well, it looked like the motor was mounted outboard with a belt drive. If you have a spare steam engine it should not be much of a problem to remove the electric motor and hook up the steam engine! LOL!! That would make sure you spend longer sessions in the shop. After loading the firebox and filling the boiler with water, and then waiting for the pressure to build, it would be best to make as much use of all of that expended energy and use the saw until the steam runs out! It would be a shame to work for 30 minutes or more building steam and then only making one cut in a drawer side! And when you are finished and the firebox has cooled, you still have to clean out the ashes! Isn't electric power wonderful?
Bruce"A man's got to know his limitations." Dirty Harry Calahan
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