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Need some info please PM 3520 owners

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Need some info please PM 3520 owners

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Need some info please PM 3520 owners

Jay Kilpatrick in TX

>Folks,

I've been diligent but I can't seem to find the PM Owners group website (is there one?) or any pertinent info on this topic. So...here's my quandary:

I've only got one accessible 220v outlet. Its the 4 wire outlet for the dryer which resides in the utility room adjoining the garage. I do not want to add an additional line for an outlet and will not even consider it. Because I move every 3 years I refuse to have to add one in near every home I'll live in. Okay, now that that's out of the way.

Is it safe to rewire the PM3520 so that it can be powered via a 4 wire single phase 220v outlet designed for the clothes dryer? I'd just buy a 4 wire kit off the shelf and probably use a 12 ga. industrial extension cord for wiring it up.

This train of thought has plagued me since Tony Reynolds in Newark, Ohio reminded me of my visit to his house last year to look at his used NOVA 3000. Then I went to the recent Woodturners of Northern Texas meeting and saw their club machine (PM3520). The demonstrator is also a local distributor and offers club members a price even Bob Ackerman would have trouble beating. So if I can rewire a Mustard Monster to fit the description above, then I'm about 75% sure its "Merry Christmas to Me!" What say you oh great turning collective?

Thanks,

~Jay

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Ezekiel Holliday

>I don't know anything about the 3520. However, you should be able to wire it to work with a dryer outlet. The four wires that are there are hot, hot, neutral, and earth ground. Typically, 220V motors just use the two hots and the earth ground. I would probably just make an adater to go from the dryer plug to a 20Amp plug.

Zeke

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larry

>I agree that we need a PM Users Group (could be called PUG). I recommend that you call Powermatic. Their customer service is excellent and they could answer your question. I have a 3520a and love it.

Larry

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Jerry Whitaker

>Jay, I agree with Zeke. Should be a simple fix. All you would have to do is purchase the dryer plug to put on one end of your extension and then put a box and proper recepticle on on the other end of the cord and then put a 240 V plug on the lathe cord and you will be in business. I think the #12 wire would be fine for up to 25 feet but more than that, you probably should go with a #10....my opinion.

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Peter Teubel

>That's exactly how I power my 220v machines in my basement shot. I ran a big wire (forgot the guage, but its under 10) right off the dryer outlet junction box.

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ChuckS

>Jay,

You'll be fine wiring to the drier outlet. You need the two hot (black) wires and the ground (bare or green). Do not connect to the neutral, the lathe doesn't use it. The 12 gauge cord should be fine. Just to feel better, connect everything up, turn for a bit, and feel the extension cord. It should still be nice and cool.