Carpentry and Woodworking - 4 head molder...what do you think?
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cheese
01-08-04, 11:41 PM
Hello!
I am in the market for a machine that will surface 4 sides of a board in one pass. I don't have 3-phase, or access to it. I need something fairly durable. This is the product I am thinking about: Logosol PH261. Does anyone have any experience with it? Seen it used before? I wish I knew where I could look at one...kinda hard to buy something like that without ever seeing one. Thanks for any info you might be able to share!
I am in the market for a machine that will surface 4 sides of a board in one pass. I don't have 3-phase, or access to it. I need something fairly durable. This is the product I am thinking about: Logosol PH261. Does anyone have any experience with it? Seen it used before? I wish I knew where I could look at one...kinda hard to buy something like that without ever seeing one. Thanks for any info you might be able to share!
Tom_J
01-11-04, 10:49 AM
Wow!
I checked this bad boy out at the Logosol web site (Google).
It does mention a phase converter which takes two 100-amp/230V inputs and generates a third phase for the machine. (Note: this is on the PH260, not the 261.) Sounds like a lot for a basement workshop! :D
Anyway, that's all that I could come up with which is probably less than you already know about it.
Good luck with your hunt!
Tom
I checked this bad boy out at the Logosol web site (Google).
It does mention a phase converter which takes two 100-amp/230V inputs and generates a third phase for the machine. (Note: this is on the PH260, not the 261.) Sounds like a lot for a basement workshop! :D
Anyway, that's all that I could come up with which is probably less than you already know about it.
Good luck with your hunt!
Tom
cheese
01-12-04, 12:29 AM
Well, not really a basement workshop...more like a growing sideline business. The ph261 is the same exact machine, but only requires single phase.
cheese
01-19-04, 12:19 AM
Ok, furniture bldr asked for more questions, lol...so here is one, but it may not be quite on topic.
This machine I am looking into is available in single or 3-phase. I am told by the manufacturer that I should get the 3phase and use a converter to run it off of my single phase power at my pole. He says using the single phase unit will result in losing 25% of power. The material I will be running is very hard...harder than most, and will put more demand on the machine. Does anyone have any experience running three phase equipment of a converter?
The machine requires a 50 amp service, the chip extractor requires 10 amp service. The converter I am looking into provides 60 amps service, and requires 100 amps of single phase. I have a 200 amp service panel with a 200 amp main breaker, but I only have 100 amps of breakers in it, leaving 100 more. I think that's all I need. Anyone have any ideas, or suggestions about this? (I have already asked this in the electrical forum, but haven't gotten any solid answer, so being as this is a woodworking tool, and this may be a common woodworkers' dilemma, I figured I'd see if any of you ever ran into this).
are 3phase machines always stronger than single phase?
Thanks for any ideas!
This machine I am looking into is available in single or 3-phase. I am told by the manufacturer that I should get the 3phase and use a converter to run it off of my single phase power at my pole. He says using the single phase unit will result in losing 25% of power. The material I will be running is very hard...harder than most, and will put more demand on the machine. Does anyone have any experience running three phase equipment of a converter?
The machine requires a 50 amp service, the chip extractor requires 10 amp service. The converter I am looking into provides 60 amps service, and requires 100 amps of single phase. I have a 200 amp service panel with a 200 amp main breaker, but I only have 100 amps of breakers in it, leaving 100 more. I think that's all I need. Anyone have any ideas, or suggestions about this? (I have already asked this in the electrical forum, but haven't gotten any solid answer, so being as this is a woodworking tool, and this may be a common woodworkers' dilemma, I figured I'd see if any of you ever ran into this).
are 3phase machines always stronger than single phase?
Thanks for any ideas!