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With my luck, a week later after cutting the shaft I'll need a motor with a long shaft.
That was from what my father told me, he was going to do a water wheel generator.That may be true, but I think only if power is applied into the motor, then it will "push back" One of my friends did this with relatively small hydro electric installations with Pelton type water wheels.
I do not plan on cutting it until I need to.My inclination would be to keep the motor as a buffer and locate another motor. Let's say you decided
you wanted a long shaft motor and went looking for one. The odds are you won't find one. I have never seen
one . My out of the box thinking tells me that rarity increases the value exponentially. At least think it over
before amputating the shaft... Especially one with a one inch diameter output.......rare!
This is how I have done it. Like ANY job setup is key, a practice run without actually cutting so you can make sure of stability and comfort, ability to finish the cut ecti have shortened motor shafts while the motor is running, with an angle grinder and a cut off wheel. (PPE was used)
i don't recommend the practice for the faint of heart
I got it with a buffing wheel on it.Looks like a coolant pump motor
Would that be Pete Sr.?One of my friends did this with relatively small hydro electric installations with Pelton type water wheels.