Wilmac bandsaw restoration MKII

[robert the violinist]

Bob,

The implication of the paper label is that it's been rewired Delta so as to run it from a simple 240v Inverter.
You could run it without by connecting Live and Neutral to two Terminals with a big Electrolytic from Live to the third one. Something like 50uF would do. It has to be a Run Capacitor not a Start one.

Personally I wouldn't bother. It's only 0.5hp so getting and fitting a Single Phase Motor would be pretty straightforward.

As far as stripping bits of it are concerned you could take it to a local Stoving Firm to do it. We have one in Burton which is hardly a Metropolis.

Alan

Hi Alan, thanks i think i will buy a single phase motor and make do with it, if you start taking capacitors etc.. i just get confused .I want to concentrate on getting the saw restored and worry about the power later. I dont think 1/2 hp is too small for a small bandsaw despite what many think. I have a large 18" bandsaw for resawing wood etc.. so the small bandsaw is just for small pieces of wood and particularly scrolling cuts. My main concern is a solid saw that doesnt flex about and jump across the floor in use and vibrate like crazy such as many of these tin plate efforts of today seem to do.
I`ll have another go at paint stripping and see before i start thinking about the expense of getting someone else to do it.
Bob