I swung by Al's Machinery while on a quick trip to Tucson this morning so I could ask about finding a replacement motor - his assistant was the only one there and he told me that when they had a mill with a bad motor they didn't try to find a replacement, they just gerry-rigged something like mine. He did help me pull the pulley and look to confirm all I would need is a face-mount motor with a long enough shaft. Unfortunately nobody is selling such a monster at a reasonable price.
I did find a price on that replacement one online with the correct mount - $750 + shipping which is just a bit more than I have ($27, and two lint-covered lifesavers).
But surfing some more I found this article by someone who put a DC motor on their mill and is happy with the results:
http://www.truetex.com/dcdrv.htm
Anyone ever done this or seen it done?
Joe
I did find a price on that replacement one online with the correct mount - $750 + shipping which is just a bit more than I have ($27, and two lint-covered lifesavers).
But surfing some more I found this article by someone who put a DC motor on their mill and is happy with the results:
http://www.truetex.com/dcdrv.htm
Anyone ever done this or seen it done?
Joe