Wiring saw for 240V

[MikeD74T]

Mike, thanks for the lesson. :laughing::laughing:

But I didn't mean in general, meant just pertaining to a table saw. :thumbsup:

Wasn't trying to insult your intelligence, guess I don't understand your question. Why wouldn't one want 240v for any serious table saw? Smoothness of cut relies on consistant blade speed which relies on consistant voltage, which is more consistant with 240 vs 120 on the same wire size. MikeD74t

 

[Willl]

I've got a pretty good 120V Crapsman cast iron table saw at home and I use a few of the 240V biggins down at work.

As a (above) common home owner, I just don't see a need to go bigger.

Thus my '?'.

Actually, what i find nice about the biggins is the extra table top room and the better quality fences . :thumbsup:

 

[czechsonofagun]

I found a welder outlet in TSC and welder plug in Lowe's and since I will not be using welder and a saw in the same time, that's what I am going to install.

I don't even have 240V welder yet, just pulling my pants off now, even the ford is still far ahead

 

[Mace Canute]

I've done that, czechsonofagun. I run five machines, one at a time, off a single 240V/15A receptacle...including a 3 hp motor that I got for cheap which I have on my table saw.

 

[BobRip]

Have you tried the 240 conversion yet? Does it improve power?

 

[czechsonofagun]

Sorry, Bob, I am busy with other projects, the saw is on back burner now

 

[PILOON]

Deffinately HP is your friend on a table saw for big cuts, green wood and hard woods.
220 volt motors are MUCH smaller than equivilant 110 in same HP!
The majority of homeowners type saws simply could not handle the mounting of a heavy large frame motor therefor the only solution is 220 volt.
In fact many mounting frames phisically can not mount even more than 3/4 hp in many cases.
Most saws depend on the levered weight of the motor for belt tension and a bigger heavy motor would probably destroy the bearings in short order.

I'm not an expert, but have owned more saws (+/- 12 or so) that the average guy and have learned a fair bit via the school of hard knocks.

 

[czechsonofagun]

More power, ho ho ho. I feel like Tim the toolman Taylor.

I wanted at least 3HP for the saw and locally I found only 6.5HP with the right rotation and 230V.

I decided to go with it, of course the pulley was not to be found anywhere, glad I have a lathe:thumbsup:

Here the original pulley and a piece of cold rolled steel I used to make the new one.

 

[czechsonofagun]

The boring bar with the broaching bit - it was not as hard as I expected to cut the keyway - finished pulley with the pin I used to hold it on and pulley mounted on the motor.

The saw cuts without hesitation anything I push through, never slows. Now I have to buy a switch, install blade protections, attach the router table and figure out rails and the ripping fence.

Oh, yeah and some kind of a port for the chip collector cyclone.