Grizzly Ind

[pasbuild]

  I'm pretty ill-it-or-it when it comes to these puters, don't know how to post a link to another site. there name is Industrial Recovery Services ( IRS )

[Paul_H]

Dave,
there is no problem with posting about your neighbors resaw on a thread like this.You were just passing useful information on to another member.

And I thank you.

[Fla._Deadheader]

Dave, when ya straddle the fence, passing info along to a moderator, it keeps ya from getting yer knuckles rapped wit da ruler, when ya use the regular forum. ;D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Kevin_H.]

hey dave

 I think the name of that company out of central city kentucky is brewco, We ran one of their brewco EZ cut single head resaws for a while. It did a good job, but the return needed to be inclined.

[Norm]

Hey Paul, I was doing the same research for a planer-jointer knife grinder as you so this thread has helped me decide to buy the tormek with the planer knife jig. I'll let you know after I get it how it works out if you haven't already got one yet.

[Dave_Fullmer]

Kevin,
Yeah, it was Brewco.  I was back there today hoping they had the return and feed attachments on it so I could see it work with all the goodies.  They didn't.  The attachments were hydraulic powered off the main system so they didn't need my electrical "skills".

that Brewco has 36 in dia solid steel wheels for the blade.  The motor was a 15 hp 480 3ph rated at max 45A.  The company told us that it would run at about 25 to 30 A.  So I figured that a 50 A breaker would take care of it.  Ha !  Hooked it all up, turned on the power and it started turning and then popped the breaker.  I hooked up my clamp on meter and it was pulling 275 A.  So I bypassed the breaker (just to find out what the surge current actually was.  The company also supplied motor starter boxes with adjustable heaters).  We then called the tech people and was told that most owners put in a 150A breaker to get the motor started.  I followed the tech people's instructions, but I wasn't real happy about doing it this way.  I think the wiring protection is not really good enough.

[Paul_H]

Norm,

I haven't ordered a Tormek yet,but my neighbor works at the hardware store and is looking into it (price/availability) for me.

I'd be interested in what you think of yours when it arrives.

[Frank_Pender]

Paul, you are going to spend all that money for someone elses equipment and not mine? :'(

[Kevin_H.]

Dave, I can remember that we had to replace the starter just after getting it home, I did not do the wiring but I do remember we ran 3 fuses, one on each leg, we also ran a morgan chop saw off the same fuse box.

Kinda wish I still had the resaw and chop saw, would come in real handy right now.