Big Boy 80 edge sander - replacement motor?

[Blazk]

I recently picked up a Big Boy 80 edge sander second hand for next to nothing, but it is missing the motor. Just wonder where I could get one in Adelaide / online.
Motor: 1.5 HP, 50HZ, 10amp (single phase) - Shaft size I am not quite sure on. I did measured the inside diameter of the cylinder that goes onto the shaft and it was around 19mm - 3/4"? The length of the shaft has to be fairly long to go through the cylinder and bolt on.
Would this be a specialty motor for this machine or could you get one off the shelf?

[BobL]

It's pretty unlikely you will be able to pick up a long shafted motor off the shelf or on the web and you would need to approach a specialised electric motor company about it.

An alternative would be to see if a major business like H&F could get a motor in for you.
A parts list for their L80 belt sander is available on line and that might work?
See http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/L112

[China]

If this mob can't supply one then it most likely dose no exist http://www.roycecross.com.au/

[Paul39]

Blazk,

From the illustration here:

http://www.ledamachinery.com.au/inde...-sander-detail

It looks as though the motor is what we call a C face motor on this side of the pond. You might get a price from Leda and then go to a motor supplier with careful measurements of the bolt spacing and shaft length and diameter. Take the cylinder that goes on the shaft with you.

Most manufacturers will buy off the shelf motors rather than having one made to order.

For a replacement motor, the mfg. will order one from the supplier, mark it up a little or a lot, and and sell it to you.

If the motor is made with an extra long shaft, you may be forced to buy from Leda.

Be sitting down and near water when you ask the price.

If you could get the presumably dead missing motor, it might be cheaper to have it rewound or bearings replaced.

[Sir Stinkalot]

Blazk,

I too saw the listing for the sander and was seriously tempted, but the motor issue was a little concerning (not that it cant be done, just the time running around to get it sorted put me off). I am glad that you snapped it up however.

If I was looking I would first be in contact with Leda and see if they can provide any information on the motor. The name plate had the model number and the year (of the sander) on it which will help them. It would be worth asking them for a price if they can supply it, otherwise they may just give you the specifications. You will also need to look at getting the switching gear that was missing from memory (as shown on the current model). They may also be able to provide the rpm of the motor, or at least match the current model.

I would also follow up on China's suggestion of http://www.roycecross.com.au/. I purchased my jointer motor from them recently when swapping from a 3ph to single. Worst case scenario is to take along all of the sander and see what they can do to match.

It would also be worth posting to see if anybody else has the same model that may be able to take some measurements for you.

I would be interested if you could keep us updated how you get on. Its interesting to see the costs involved in bringing older machinery back to life. As I said I too was tempted by the initial price, but based on the costs of getting my jointer up and running getting the necessary parts together can quickly add up. That being said you should still be able to get this machine going again for well less then half the price of a new one.

Cheers

Stinky.

[Blazk]

Thank you all for your replies and help.
I knew this would be a problem to get the correct motor for this resto project, but I like the challenge.
I printed out the parts list from http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/L112, so hopefully I might be able to get in touch with someone there for some more specifics on the motor itself.
I have everything else there to get measurements off to help my cause, so I am not without hope.

As Leda is just down the road from me Im pretty sure I can get one from there, but in saying that I have herd they are pretty over priced. Might be able to get them to give me specifics though / other small spare parts as mentions above.

Stinky: I love restoring machinery and bar woodworking its one of my favorite things to do. Yes it is the one you were thinking about and he did drop the price by half through some haggling.
I will defiantly keep you up to date with my progress, just a shame I cant do anything today due to public holidays :\.

[Sir Stinkalot]

Yes it is the one you were thinking about and he did drop the price by half through some haggling.

Talk about rubbing it in !

[Blazk]

Sorry buddy

[Blazk]

Update: After some calling around this morning to a few places listed above for the motor, the only option people were giving me was to get a motor with a 50mm long shaft and get it machined / get an extension shaft engineered to fit etc. So dropped into Leda with my parts list as well (missing couple knobs, washes etc). They were incredible helpful ! Not only did they have a motor but they had a parts machine they stripped for me all for $380 inc motor. Only thing I am missing is the micro adjustment screw for the top pulley.