Recent content by TimV

A couple of things. 1) This IS a single-phase motor and not a three-phase one, right ? :) (don't connect a three-phase motor to a single supply) 2) The 13A fuse in the plug is designed NOT to blow unless the current exceeds 50% more than it's rating, which means it won't blow until 20A in the...

Can you also provide a zoomed out picture please so the "95/96/97" contacts on the bottom of the thermal overloads are visible, as well as the current settings. Also i can't quite make out the coil wiring in these. Basic question is whether it's phase-to-phase (415V) or phase-to-neutral...

As ChaiLatte mentions, you need to specify the coil voltage too. Also, is this a single-phase or three-phase motor? And what is the power rating and static current? (You could maybe post a picture of the contactor showing the type, and of it with its wiring, and the motor plate.) K2-09 isn't...

Another possibility you could consider is 15mm Corrugated Conduit which you can get from Amazon and already has a split in it. (I used last year when SWMBO cut through the ethernet cable to the shed - green so it's not confused with water, gas, electricity) But I would be tempted to put it in...

I finally got round to visiting today. very friendly. in terms of what they have, it's mostly structural softwood but there are some racks of harder stuff. Some pictures attached. Beware that some search engines give the wrong address - the correct one is 2 Spring Valley Business Centre AL3...

Maybe some of the small pipe benders used for microbore copper tube? (If that radius is small enough for your application)

in addition to being easier to scratch, and not as clear (though perspex (acetate) is better than polycarbonate in this regard, the plastics are much less stiff than the glass. If you imagine your glazed panel were made of ply, then glass would be stiffer, and plastic floppier (for the same...

With constraints on budget, portability, size etc you're always going to have to compromise. I was replacing a similar model that you are and ended up with Bosch GTS 635-216 (£430 from Axminster) that just pipped a similarly-priced DeWalt. I'm only a hobbyist so use it only occasionally, and...

My $0.02 Anything with a series-wound motor - you're probably fine with a transformer For an induction motor which I think is mostly what you have, the most reliable way of getting them to work well is probably to use some sort of inverter drive (VFD set to 60Hz or similar), ideally with a...

You could consider a plasma cutter for the metal, though I'm not sure how economic the CNC ones are (if you're dead set on CNC).

My father made this table in 200-year old oak (form a barn that had blown down) using a mortising attachment in a pillar drill. So it's hard work, but possible... (he didn't make the chairs). So this might be your cheapest option if depending on how "infrequent" your use will be.

I have an experience that makes me think if you can start the hole true it tends to stay true. About thirty years ago I was making some organ parts that needed a 2mm stainless steel wire inserted about 60mm axially into the end of a 9mm wooden dowel, . I did this in a Hardinge lathe. Being in...

well, Imperial spanners/wrenches (xx inches across flats rather than Whitworth sizes) are still useful for American machinery products, whereever they are in the world, as well as most British cars designed/built before the mid-70s. But I think there's a bit of a glut of them, and they're not...

We had a whole new system installed about 12 years back and got this error from time to time (with a GlowWorm boiler). On investigation we had several of the issues others have mentioned, and fixed them, but it still happened from time to time. Eventually the penny dropped that the expansion...

If you are considering donating them to charity you could also consider these guys: Home - Workaid (though it's a bit of a hike from you and I'm not sure how far out they collect)