Definitely you want to get a saw with an induction motor, and not a screaming universal motor.
If you only have 13amp sockets in your workshop, you will want to get a three phase machine, with a dual voltage motor for ease of installation, as a single phase motor over 2HP will blow the fuses, but a three phase motor with a 3HP rating will run fine on the 13a plug.
An example on how easily these machines can run, take my single phase 1HP drill, or even my wee household vacuum cleaner has more issues running from my 13a plugs than my 3 HP Startrite 12" saw, or my 3 HP 24" bandsaw have....
Yes the electrics are dodgy in the rented house :lol: but it is testament to the efficiency of VFD's and three phase motors.
Three phase machines are about half the price of single phase machines, and a lot of the time better built.
Try finding a three phase Startrite 275 or similar on ebay, as long as it says 220/240v on the
motor nameplate your good to go.
It will have a dual voltage motor and be as easy as wiring a household plug to hook up to an inverter/VFD, no electrical skill required whatsoever.
A suitable VFD will cost less than a hundred squid.
Making a tin box to protect it from dust is the most difficult part of it, providing you get a brand of VFD/inverter that is familiar with us, so you can enter the values of your motor correctly, like the motor HP and running speed.
I like the isacon/askpower VFD's, as there's an auto shutoff for the cooling fan when not in use.
Folks here to help you every step of the way with understanding and hooking it up, and it is mutually agreed on, as in nobody has differing/conflicting opinions on setting them up, so you can be assured on how to do this the right way only.
There's only the three wires in from the wall, that being....
Live, neutral and earth to the VFD input, and four for the motor output, three hots and an earth, both earths are paired together to go in the same earth terminal, or joined/bolted to the VFD sheet metal box, with another single earth wire stacked onto the two, so a single earth wire can fit into the VFD terminal (some VFD terminals are a tight space to try and get two wires into)
The only dangers to YOU being.... not waiting for the capacitors to drain out before going near these power terminals!...
The only danger to the motor/VFD is not entering the correct values for your motor, and it runs on factory settings, possibly EIGHT times the speed of what it should be running, which would cook your motor.
Don't install a plug between motor and VFD as this can fry the VFD also, if disconnected while running!
Go grab yourself a bargain!
Good luck
Tom
