Vote: $500 for electrical parts & maintenance for sanders

General
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The donated spindle and disk sanders need new motor starter/overload assemblies and power cords so they can be plugged in and cleaned/tested/maintained.

2x Motor starter/overloads - $103 each
2x NEMA L16-20 Plugs - $27 each
25ft SOOW 600V flexible portable $79

Those total $338, the remainder will be for small parts like cord grips, fasteners, and oil/grease/gaskets as needed.

Even if we decide not to keep these machines, this is worthwhile so they are able to be hooked up and run, making them easier to sell. The machines are easily worth $1200 minimum each.

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Vote YES

Thank you for taking the time to do this!

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8 vote yes

4

I also vote yes.

Please be aware that this is for a budget to get the machines electrically ready and cleaned up, the exact listed items may not be what is actually purchased (for example, the spindle sander may not need the starter/overload, as it appears it has them internally based on some schematics I found on the Vintage Machinery website). I will do all due diligence to ensure things are right as I dig into them.

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I vote YES

7

I vote YES.

8

I vote yes.

9

I vote yes

10

I vote yes

11

I vote yes.

12

I vote no

13

I vote no

14

I vote yes.

15

Yes vote

16

I vote yes

17

After speaking with some other members, I’d like to change my vote to a yes.

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I vote yes

19

I also vote yes

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I am voting NO. George has said that neither of them belong in the Woodshop. As Woodshop warden, that is his call to make.
So we are now voting to fix up something to hope to sell. As with any fixer-upper, you don’t know what it’s going to take until it is done. That also means that someone has to take responsabiltiy for the process of fixing as well as selling or disposing of the sanders. Do we have a volunteer? Or two?

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I’m going to respectfully disagree with one of your statements, John.

“George has said that neither of them belong in the Woodshop. As Woodshop warden, that is his call to make.”

Don’t we have multiple woodshop wardens?

I personally think that statement gives way too much power to a warden. Wardens’ job is to care for areas. The hive populace defines them. If a warden is unwilling or unable to care for a tool that the populace really is into, it should probably be a sign that the populace (as opposed to the warden) needs to be more involved in the setup, care and maintenance and certification for said tool. I think it gives way too much power to a warden to be able to nix a tool outright. I think it puts way too much burden on a warden to support a tool that they really aren’t comfortable with. The middle ground is for interested parties to step up holistically to provide for all of a tool’s needs in the event that the warden is unable/unwilling.

That’s just my opinion.

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