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Took a forced break from the shop this week. The olde heat pump has finally given up on me to the tune of about $8000. Terrible timing. I was about to place a long withheld order to Shopsmith that must now wait.

I was able to harvest a few parts that will be fun to play with and might even result in some useful projects. The compressor failed but all of the air handling components were still working. They are now stacked in my shop taking up valuable space.

I got a good size squirrel cage with a 208VAC motor that I intend to use in a roll around dust removal system. Put that puppy in my open doorway and suck all that airborne dust right out into the desert breezes.

Got a bunch of switches, breakers, relays, etc. A good size pile of "junk" to play with. Got two large fan blades that should create a good breeze.

Well, so much for better organization and a cleaner, neater shop.

Hi Dusty,

Sorry to hear that news about the heat pump system... now I expect we will be seeing a bunch of new attachments for the shopsmith built out of old heat pump parts. If the fan blades aren't to large I could see the first "shopsmith fan" being show in only days....

Yea I hear you about the money we plan and the money we end up with. I've been out of tool money since July and I find I now need several parts, like a new drill chuck... just killed it today. One of the shopsmiths needs a new belt, started getting some noise and found the belt fraying (remember the saying out of the fraying pan and into the fire).... Good thing I have another shopsmith to use.

Interesting seeing 208 volts, use to see that at work and never thought of it for home use...

Ed

JOY TO THE SAWDUST WORLD

reible has come back to the forum. I could not have gotten up this day to better news. The forum will now return to the best ever; the place to come for reliable technical information and good philosophy and some of the best wood shop photography imaginable.

Welcome Back, Ed

I did the same thing with an old heat pump fan but mine is a 11ov. I put a Goodman heat pump in 13 SER for $2000. and still had a little money left to buy a few tools and that is all my wife will let me have. Have a good day.

Somehow it always seems to be something. I'm not sure which situation is worse, having to replace the heatpump or having the old one fill up the shop. I've been complaining (when there is no-one around to hear) for months about the baby stuff cluttering the garage/shop, in anticipation of the twins. Good luck, and hope you get back to making sawdust soon.

dusty wrote:Took a forced break from the shop this week. The olde heat pump has finally given up on me to the tune of about $8000....

Dusty - my old friend - that's enough to make an old man cry!!!:(

I had forgotten how much 8 grand is, until we charged an embroidery machine for my wife's hobby for that amount. If it were unplanned it would seem a lot steeper.

Glad you are thinking of ways to use the parts. That way it is not a total loss!

I most positively agree with your "Joy to the Sawdust World" post!

Best wishes!

I too agree that we have gone back up a notch or two with Mr. Reible back.!!