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Hi Jorgoz, If you follow the link to my thread on the previous page you will see that first of all I had to identify where the star point was. I found it under some of the sheathing, at a point where three different windings came together. I can't be sure from looking at the photos but on your...

Thanks for clarifying Rob. It’s starting to make sense to me now (homer)

Thanks again. So would this chuck fit the bill? https://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-c ... k-ax915228

Thanks. Of your listing above it will most likely be a 1 or a 3. Are you saying that it’s possible to use the same chuck for turning wood and metal by changing the jaws on said chuck?

Thanks Rob. In isolation I understand each of the words you have used above perfectly well however, the order and combination you have chosen to use them in has left me severely befuddled. Not your fault at all, purely down to my ignorance. I should have stated that for the record I have never...

Can most chucks be used with wood and metal?

If it’s listed as 400v only on the motor plate you may have to open up the motor and get at the star point connection as I did in the post Ttrees linked to above. Rearranging that connection to delta might be all you need to do in order to get it working, all other factors being ok. PS - I...

Worth noting that the nail gun being offered in the link above is completely different to the one I and several others have from Aldi. The one in the link is an airless battery powered nailer whereas the previously available nail gun from Aldi was a regular airline 18g brad nailer/stapler combo...

I’ve got a £60 Titan shopvac from screwfix (the one with auto take off) and it works fine. Plenty of suck if a bit loud. Bags are also fairly cheap from SF.

I’ve done this on my Startrite 352 and it definitely seems to help. I haven’t done any scientific tests to assess how effective it is but it’s much better than nothing, which is essentially what I had before.

Would a layer or two of shellac work? Easy to remove if not so perhaps worth a try.

Brilliant stuff Derek, as always. So - did you win first place at the show?

It glues very well with Titebond as well in my limited experience. I used TB3 as it leaves a darker glue line in keeping with the colour of the wood.

Thanks bob that’s brilliant. Now why is this information not presented in such a concise and easy to understand way anywhere else on the interwebs? I suspect that those who want to be seen as internet gurus don’t really have the knowledge and those that have the knowledge are too busy using it...

I tried what you suggested Mike and managed to identify and mark the tails from the star point. I also checked for continuity between the windings and between each winding and the motor case - there was none. All good now until I get back from holiday. I’ll see if I can read up some more on...

I’ve never seen a multi speed planer thicknesser with something that was obviously a potentiometer. The only ones I’ve seen have had a switch designating two feed speeds for the thickness rollers and they have all been three phase. I suppose the switches could actuate a potentiometer on the...

A word of warning if you intend to use a VFD on a three phase planer thicknesser; many of these machines come with two motors which will make your life much more complicated. When I was looking I had deduced that a phase converter would probably be required with that type of machine. As it...

Thanks everyone - I really appreciate the help. Bob - I made up a batch of hard wax polish for you on Sunday night. We fly on Thursday - yay! Before we go I’ll try the multimeter configured as suggested and see if I can test for continuity that way. deema - good guess but it’s actually from...

Cheers deema. Good to have that confirmed. Do you have any idea as to whether I can use that contraption in the second pic to test for continuity between the wires? I manage to get a reading from a battery if I touch the ends in the right way and have the connectors in the right sockets but...

Thanks everyone. I had a quick poke around and opened up the area suggested. This is what I found: I’ve never seen one of these before but that would be broadly what I was expecting in as much as there are some wires connected together. Can someone with more experience confirm please? All I...