wiring advice for old elu mff-40?

[wizard]

But you do not have a large vintage wolf belt sander

 

[Mark A]

But you do not have a large vintage wolf belt sander

Okay you've got me on that one!

 

[dickm]

Have asked this question before, but noone seems to have an answer. What is the advantage of the inline motor on the B&D ripsnorter and its like, as opposed to the conventional motor at right angles to the line of cut?

 

[Mark A]

Have asked this question before, but noone seems to have an answer. What is the advantage of the inline motor on the B&D ripsnorter and its like, as opposed to the conventional motor at right angles to the line of cut?

For me it's the orientation of the blade and position of the handles. Being cack-handed I always found conventional circular saws uncomfortable to use, so acquiring an American worm drive saw (Skil HD77), and more recently a B&D Ripsnorter have been a revelation. I also like the look of vintage tools...

Mark

 

[wizard]

wolf sander

 

[Mark A]

wolf sander

It looks a bit art deco to me... I want one! Do you have any more old powertools?

 

[DennisCA]

Have asked this question before, but noone seems to have an answer. What is the advantage of the inline motor on the B&D ripsnorter and its like, as opposed to the conventional motor at right angles to the line of cut?

For me it's the orientation of the blade and position of the handles. Being cack-handed I always found conventional circular saws uncomfortable to use, so acquiring an American worm drive saw (Skil HD77), and more recently a B&D Ripsnorter have been a revelation. I also like the look of vintage tools...

Mark

Hi, how are you able to run this saw, yu got a site transformer for 110v? I'd really like a worm drive saw but it seems they aren't available outside the states.

 

[Mark A]

Yes, a 110v transformer (cost about £50 from a tool shop).

Wormdrives are fantastic...everybody should try one!

 

[lincs1963]

I have a modern dewalt worm drive and it's great. Another big advantage is 10 blades for about thirty quid delivered from the US. As far as I am aware you can't nuy the blades over here as they have a diamond shaped arbor and not a circular bore.

 

[DennisCA]

Yes, a 110v transformer (cost about £50 from a tool shop).

Wormdrives are fantastic...everybody should try one!

Could you point me to where you'd got your transformer, the ones I see that seem to have enough wattage are like £70 + VAT. I'd previously considered a transformer so I'd be able to use american router motors but it wasn't a cost effective solution, but perhaps if I got more use out of the transformer for more tools it'd start to pay off.

 

[Mark A]

Yes, a 110v transformer (cost about £50 from a tool shop).

Wormdrives are fantastic...everybody should try one!

Could you point me to where you'd got your transformer, the ones I see that seem to have enough wattage are like £70 + VAT. I'd previously considered a transformer so I'd be able to use american router motors but it wasn't a cost effective solution, but perhaps if I got more use out of the transformer for more tools it'd start to pay off.

Hi,

This is the transformer I bought (similar price, but from a local tool shop)

http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/s ... RamEfmsWSo


Since buying the transformer a year ago I've aquired a number of vintage 110V tools so it's worked out to be very cost-efffective.