So I’ve been getting the machine ready to make rope. The electrical connections required are made a lot more complicated because the workshop doesn’t have 3 phase power. The phase converter takes up space which is limited in the workshop. So I decided to mount the converter motor and control panel on the machine. This allows the machine move without having to redo a bunch of wiring. The control panel it only about 30 pounds and easily mounted to the side of the machine.
But the motor is about 250 pounds so mounting it requires some degree of reinforcing. So I crafted a shelf to hold the motor.
The motor is finally on the machine and wired. The cables need to be managed and secured but everything is wired. The generator can be connected and the wire connections can be tested with a meter to be sure everything is wired properly for the machine.
Need to transfer some twine to paper tubes so I can runic through the machine. I can test the electrical connections but until I have something to run through machine I can’t actually press the start button.