A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roaster

[Javaphile]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

That is good news Javaphile. Lets just say all that worrying was out of phase with the reality of the situation. So the motor was just plugged in and away it went? No re-wiring, no two-phase conversion, no inverters etc etc?

If thats the case its ne hell of a relief. Hope the "blasted" machine comes up well, too.

No, I brought it into a shop where they hooked it up and tested it. I still need to buy the micro-drive (why frequency inverters are called that I have *no idea!) for doing the phase conversion from single too triple and for dropping the frequency too 50Hz from the 60Hz supplied.

Im not worried about the inverter working, this is exactly what its designed to do. My big worry (on the motor side) was that the motor wouldnt work. I now know theres no problem there.

Java "Still wondering what to do with the box once its clean" phile

[robusto]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

That is good news Javaphile. Lets just say all that worrying was out of phase with the reality of the situation. So the motor was just plugged in and away it went? No re-wiring, no two-phase conversion, no inverters etc etc?

If thats the case its ne hell of a relief. Hope the "blasted" machine comes up well, too.

[Javaphile]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

WooHoo!! Finally some good news!

Ive just returned from having the roasters motor tested and everything appears to be perfect with it. YAY!!

The motor spun up with no problems and there was no sign of any bearing wear, wobble, or whine. WooHoo!!

Now if I can only find out WTF is going on with the roaster itself at the blasters!! >

Java "Time to invert" phile

[Javaphile]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

Boy Java,

It must be tough sweating on the outcome of all of these bits and pieces to get Roaster Magnifique up and running. Im on tenterhooks and Im 10,000 miles away

Cheers,
Mal.

You got that right!! Ive hardly slept since I dropped my baby off for blasting! I want to go camp out on the guys doorstep and look over his shoulder while he does it!

Ive just made *another call to him (and once again got voicemail) asking whats going on with it as he was suppossed to have it back to me today, and so far Ive not gotten the before blasting call!

Java "Wonders when hell sleep again" phile

[Dimal]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

Boy Java,

It must be tough sweating on the outcome of all of these bits and pieces to get Roaster Magnifique up and running. Im on tenterhooks and Im 10,000 miles away

Cheers,
Mal.

[Javaphile]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

Hi Java,

If you do decide to go this way, please make sure that the drive-end bearing and housing is at least the same size, or larger, than the one currently fitted. Id say there is probably some pretty significant load forces on this bearing (and end-plate) and it would pay to play it safe Wink .

Mal.

Indeed Mal, but I think its very unlikely Ill end up going this route.

My first choice is going the route of using the inverter. Even if I have to pay retail prices it is still the cheapest option, and the option that keeps the roaster in original condition.

Only if it turns out that my motor is shot will I travel a different path.

If its just the windings then Ill have it rewound for 220v single phase. If the bearings are shot (which doesnt appear to be the case) only then would I go the route of buying a new motor.

Im hoping to have my motor in to be tested here either later today or tomorrow just to be sure it works before I buy the inverter.

Java "Always one more thing to be tested" phile

[Dimal]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

Yeah, if I end up having to buy a new motor thats what Ill have to do assumming the 12mm shaft doesnt work.

Java "Hoping he doesnt have to go that route" phile

Hi Java,

If you do decide to go this way, please make sure that the drive-end bearing and housing is at least the same size, or larger, than the one currently fitted. Id say there is probably some pretty significant load forces on this bearing (and end-plate) and it would pay to play it safe .

Mal.

[Dimal]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

Java,

Very well said [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

Mal.

[Javaphile]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

Java my friend, thats about it "Spot On"

I had a thought about your Motor... try to get one that has a larger diameter shaft and take in and have it machined down , ensure the filing dont cause a problem, that might sort out the problems for you.

I suppose thats a really stupid idea, but at least its a thought

FB

Yeah, if I end up having to buy a new motor thats what Ill have to do assumming the 12mm shaft doesnt work.

Java "Hoping he doesnt have to go that route" phile

[FrenchBean]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

Java my friend, thats about it "Spot On"

I had a thought about your Motor... try to get one that has a larger diameter shaft and take in and have it machined down , ensure the filing dont cause a problem, that might sort out the problems for you.

I suppose thats a really stupid idea, but at least its a thought

FB

[Javaphile]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

Oh What the heck... This is so off the subject I couldnt resist..


Contraception was in vented by a PARENT.... any reasons for this

They were tired of the neighbors kids always cutting through their yard?

CHILDREN are a wonderful excuse for Contraception.... any queries why?

Because people like to think theyre members of the Contra-Culture?

Children are a life long punishment for losing "IT"..... hmmm so what is "IT"

Ones sanity of course!

When all is said and done... one day they will leave home.... "why then do we get so sad?"

Because we know now well have to clean up their room?

Why is life so confusing?

Because with all joking aside in spite of all they do or dont do and reguardless of appearances or indications to the contrary we dearly love them.

As middle-aged adults we know just how harsh life can be out there. We have kept them safe while they grew, and learned, and matured. But as they continue down lifes path and leave the womb we have provided for all these years we fear for them.

We fear that in spite of all our best efforts and dispite how intelligent they are that theyre not ready for what life is going to confront them with.

We fear they will be hurt. We *know they will be hurt, and as their loving parents we wish to spare them that pain. Knowing that we *cant. Just as we knew while they were growing up that we couldnt, that we *shouldnt, protect them from all hurts as they were a part of life and had to be learned how to be dealt with. All we could do was to try and teach them how to best deal with the hurt and support them while they worked through it.

Just as our children have reached a major mile marker in their life so to have we as parents.

Our babies are now grown and as impossible as it seems when it feels like it was just yesterday that we held a crying toddler in our arms comforting them over that scrapped knee, theyre now adults and are stepping out on their own.

As we are filled with pride and joy at their independence and the person theyve become, we are also filled with a deep sadness over the empty hollow feeling in the house that had been filled for 18 years with the daily sound of their voice, their footstep, and their laugh. It is a time of bursting with pride and joy over them and their accomplishments, and then minutes later being smothered in the echoing silence of an empty home.

Indeed life is confusing. :-/


And now to try and get *something at least in this post on topic:

Java "*Still waiting to hear from the #*%&@! Blaster" phile

[FrenchBean]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

Oh What the heck... This is so off the subject I couldnt resist..


Contraception was in vented by a PARENT.... any reasons for this

CHILDREN are a wonderful excuse for Contraception.... any queries why?

Children are a life long punishment for losing "IT"..... hmmm so what is "IT"

When all is said and done... one day they will leave home.... "why then do we get so sad?"

Why is life so confusing?

FB ;D

[Javaphile]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

A bit like being in the maternity ward waiting room awaiting delivery. Hoping the babe will have 5 fingers, one head and two eyes....

Yup! Except I was an active participant in my kids birth and not standing out in the hall.

Wait a minute, you say waiting to see if they have *five fingers? Hhhmmmm..I wonder if I can get a refund 19 years after the fact... ;D

Java "*Still hasnt heard from the blaster #*$%&@" phile

[robusto]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

A bit like being in the maternity ward waiting room awaiting delivery. Hoping the babe will have 5 fingers, one head and two eyes....

[Javaphile]

Re: A (Epic?) journey in search of my perfect roas

Hhhrrrmmm....Here I sit with baited breath awaiting a call from the blaster.

Ive now told him 3 times (once to him directly, once on his voicemail, and once to his wife/office manager) to call me before he touches the roaster. Can you tell Im a bit paranoid about anything happening to my baby?

I realized after Id gotten back home that in all the stress of getting it done Id never removed the heat insulators from the inside of the sides of the barrel housing. Theyre thin hard pieces of Im assuming asbestos given the era of the roaster. If he blasts that area with them in there theyll be turned to dust and destroyed and given the thinness of them (maybe 2mm) it will be next to impossible to find an alternative replacement for them. I have several other areas of concern as well but thats the one thats sticking out of my forehead at the moment.

<Javaphile chews on his fingernails and looks at the phone and imagines going to get the roaster only to find on arrival the pulley wheel broken from a fall (its *very top and back heavy) and a hundred other visions of destruction>

Ohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohplease dont hurt my baby!!

Java "On pins and needles" phile