Saylor Beall 745-80 rebuild (1 Viewer)

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Whenever I need to weld something that is galvanized, zinc plated, or cad plated, I soak it in phosphoric acid until the reaction and foaming stop. Then I clean it up with a scotch-brite grinder pad and weld away. I try to be as careful as I can be with welding fumes all the time, though.

isbj60 said:
I hate the fact that the unistrut comes electro-galvanized. Ever try fitting a respirator under a welding hood? Fortunately the shop has good ventilation, proven by a smoke test at the weld site before actual welding took place...

Pictures tonight hopefully.
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spotcruiser said:
Whenever I need to weld something that is galvanized, zinc plated, or cad plated, I soak it in phosphoric acid until the reaction and foaming stop. Then I clean it up with a scotch-brite grinder pad and weld away. I try to be as careful as I can be with welding fumes all the time, though.
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Good to know. You can still get that without being put on a government list, right? Haha.

Here is what the control cabinet mount looks like. The horizontal bars are totally by design, remember...

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The gages will face to the left, which I am treating as the front.
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Yep. I used to buy Jasco Metal Prep, but now I'm just finding Kleen-Strip Phosphoric Prep and Etch. You can get it at Home Depot and/or Lowe's.

That's going to be a nice compressor. I can't wait to see the drill press. :)

isbj60 said:
Good to know. You can still get that without being put on a government list, right? Haha.
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spotcruiser said:
Yep. I used to buy Jasco Metal Prep, but now I'm just finding Kleen-Strip Phosphoric Prep and Etch. You can get it at Home Depot and/or Lowe's.

That's going to be a nice compressor. I can't wait to see the drill press. :)
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I will pick some up. Feel free to stop on by and check it out.

I am waiting on the POR-15 to dry. Oh boy it's slow inside the tank. Doesn't help that I used too much.
 
Very nice. It's like brand new. :)
 
I didn't take the capacitor box into account when i welded on the control box mount. The mounting slots do not extend far enough towards the pump.


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Here is the interference.


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It will physically fit, though, and I like how tidy the unit is with the control box where it is. Time to modify the skid.

Holes drilled.

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First slot done.


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All done. It's amazing how well a jigsaw can zip through 3/8" plate!


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All wiring is done, and it actually runs! I just need the belts: napa did not have any 85" b series belts. Hopefully those will work. I measured 84" with the motor all the way towards the pump. Tomorrow we will see if this thing works or blows up. I think I am going to set up the camera and exit the building. Shouldn't be any issues, but I am not going to take any chances.


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It's purdy. :D
 
Thanks! The good news is it works! It laughs at my sandblast cabinet. And it's quiet, too.
http://youtu.be/AjPNo49H-1s

Life is good! Once the casters come in I will roll it to an out of the way position and plumb the shop with air.

I highly recommend one of these machines. Easy to work on and it runs really well.
 
Nice work! Wish I had the room for a compressor that size. I'm tired of my crappy, old, noisy craftsman.
 
isbj60 said:
Thanks! The good news is it works! It laughs at my sandblast cabinet. And it's quiet, too.
http://youtu.be/AjPNo49H-1s

Life is good! Once the casters come in I will roll it to an out of the way position and plumb the shop with air.

I highly recommend one of these machines. Easy to work on and it runs really well.
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Great looking Compressor! I really like the SB's.

What size breaker, 60?

I was under the impression that 7.5HP was about the most you could do in a residential setting.
 
lesgarten said:
Great looking Compressor! I really like the SB's.

What size breaker, 60?

I was under the impression that 7.5HP was about the most you could do in a residential setting.
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Thanks! The motor pulls 43 full load amps at 240 volts. I have the overload set at 125% of that, and the breaker is a 70 amp I believe. I'd have to look again.

You can get an exception to the 7.5 horse limit. You just have to contact the utility. Wasn't any problem for me.
 
isbj60 said:
Thanks! The motor pulls 43 full load amps at 240 volts. I have the overload set at 125% of that, and the breaker is a 70 amp I believe. I'd have to look again.

You can get an exception to the 7.5 horse limit. You just have to contact the utility. Wasn't any problem for me.
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Thanx!
 
You did an impressive rebuild on that machine !
I just bought a 5 HP- 1993 VT-735-60 Saylor-Beall
Powering up on Saturday.
 
rjk698 said:
You did an impressive rebuild on that machine !
I just bought a 5 HP- 1993 VT-735-60 Saylor-Beall
Powering up on Saturday.
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Powered up and all is as it should be, my $400.00 compressor needs only a supply side ball valve replacement,
happy camper here ;)
 
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