Recent content by Runs With Scissors

Don’t despair…...I have faith in you sir….I think you are “Smarter than a Kubota Engineer" (at least the one that designed the “middle of the hood gas tank”. ;) 🍻)

I feel your pain………I have had my fair share of “money pit” projects. The problem/dilemma/rub is always how to value my time and frustration as compared to the “cost over-run”. The question is always “How pissed off am I going to be, if/when I start this thing up, and find out that I should...

+1 on those little “micro-computers”. We have one that we use at the cabin for watching shows and stuff. Cheap and effective. I might copy your design. Is that a “refrigerated air dyer” connected to your Langmuir?

Yes sir, it appears that I have some reading and experimenting to do while setting my machine up. It’s all part of “the journey” I suppose. 🍻 (y)

I thank everyone for their input. Unless I find some sort of very compelling reason not to use one, I have decided that the VFD is going to be the best route for my particular situation. They seem to be very reasonably priced, and I really like the "variable speed" aspect of using one. I...

Oh no, my brother from another mother......................Pineapple on pizza should be outlawed sir!!!!!:LOL:

Is that stamped on the motor somewhere?

We do not. I live in a typical residential subdivision.

So you are using "Method 1” in their description? METHOD #1 Using the Phase-A-Matic™ Static Converter only will produce approximately 2/3 normal HP.* This method is inexpensive, the most popular, provides excellent results on most machines tools and numerous other uses. Motor speed is not...

WOW guys, thanks for all the info. Looks like I have some “homework” to do. So this whole “power tapping” thing looks to me like it would "hurt the machine”. From a beginners perpsctive, doesn’t that "instant reversing" damage the gears of the machine? I have seen lots of videos of people...

OK fellas, I finally “stepped up to the plate” and bought a Bridgeport. I still have to get it in the basement, but when I do, I have to power it; So I am trying to “think ahead” a little and formulate a “plan of attack”. Like most people, I obviously have single phase power, so I am going to...

WOW!!!!! “pucker factor 10+” for sure That’s nuts……that guy bailed, just in the nick of time AND more amazingly, at precisely the right time, for sure!!!!!! A second sooner, or later, could have been catastrophic.

Nice job! I absolutely love the “quick disconnect” feature.:love: Is there a reason it opens ‘backwards’ though?

I love my BH, and would get one again. Although I am not sure about a “Non-Kubota” one. I would absolutely take a “hard pass” on anything that did not have a ‘frame support”, due to the reports of possibly turning your tractor into a “2 piece model" However a mini-ex would be a better choice...

Good article! The “copper backing” tip/trick is cool (y) ……….I never thought of it……