[AT] Northern Tool Sale - Left Hand drills

[Mark Greer]

Most farms don't have three phase from the utility company unless they are
in CLOSE proximity to an industrial area but lots of farms around here have
rotary phase converters to run grain handling equipment. Once you get to 5
hp and larger, single phase motors and starters get really expensive and
harder to start when compared to three phase. Rotary phase converters are
cheap to build (and buy if you know where to look) and allow you to use less
expensive three phase industrial motors and also use three phase machine
tools which cost much less than their single phase counterparts on the used
market. Single phase machinery brings a premium price because anyone can run
it in their workshop at home and the buyers pool is greater.
Mark

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From: <DAVIESW739 at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Northern Tool Sale - Left Hand drills


> Come on you guys how many of us little farmers with small shops have 3
phase
> motors on our drill presses. I don't think that they even 3 phase power to
> the shop. Now I'm sure some of you have such things but that's just not
the
> normal thing for the small family farm. In fact I don't recall having a 3
phase
> motor on any drill that I have used in any shop. Then I guess I haven't
used
> those big monsters that can turn a 3 inch drill.
>
>
> Walt  Davies
> Cooper Hollow Farm
> Monmouth, OR 97361
> 503 623-0460