A lot of comments regarding losing torque because Mat used the 1800 RPM motor instead of the 3600 RPM motor. I've done the math and the math proves that the speed and torque at the cutting head is the same no matter which 5 HP motor you use. I've simplified things just a little by using a 1:2 pulley ratio for the 1800 RPM motor and a 1:1 pulley ratio for a 3600 RPM motor, both resulting in 3600 RPM at the cutter. Notice from the math below that with either motor the cutting head speed and torque are identical. This is because the 5 HP, 1800 RPM motor produces twice the torque compared to the 5 HP, 3600 RPM motor. The formula for torque for a given HP is Torque=(HPx5252)/RPM. By the time you get to the cutting head, the torque and RPM are the same. 5 HP, 1800 rpm Motor: Torque at motor shaft: Torque=(HPx5252)/RPM Torque at motor shaft = (5 HP x 5252)/1800 RPM Torque at motor shaft = 14.6 Ft-lbs Ratio: 1:2 **RPM at cutter = 1800 motor RPM x ratio = 3600 RPM **Torque at cutter = 14.6 Ft-lbs / ratio = 7.3 ft-lbs 5 HP, 3600 rpm Motor: Torque at motor shaft: Torque=(HPx5252)/RPM Torque at motor shaft = (5 HP x 5252)/3600 RPM Torque at motor shaft = 7.3 Ft-lbs Ratio: 1:1 **RPM at cutter = 3600 motor RPM x ratio = 3600 RPM **Torque at cutter = 7.3 Ft-lbs / ratio = 7.3 ft-lbs

I love the addition of "Well, I've already replaced damn near everything on it. Might as well give it a new paint job with custom decals!"

As a kid back in the 70's, I worked at a shop that made massive custom wood doors, tables, parts for yachts, you name it. If it was too big for anyone else, we did it. The shop had a 50" in the clear double sided thickness planer with shaping blades. Solid cast made by a T-rex or something. Mounted to what looked like ten coil springs from a one ton truck to the floor. It was well balanced but when it fired up it felt like the building moved. It would probably cost a million bucks to have one made today. Two weeks on the job I was watching a guy with years of working at that shop. One second he had two arms, the next he only had one. Ripped clean from the shoulder. Not near as much blood as you would think there would be. Poor SOB never passed out. I said screw it and went into AC/H&V. Aw the good ole days.

One of the reasons I like Matt and his channel so much is that he’s not afraid to tackle any problem or skill, be it woodworking, carpentry, mechanical, electrical, flooring/tile, using light to medium heavy machinery, etc. You name it, and Matt has the Nads to tackle it. 👍👍

The magic clap resulting in a new paint job was hilarious. Well done. Looks great.

Wow, what an adventure! Fun to read all the happy comments, the new paint job is killer!

As a UK joiner/woodworker, I thoroughly approve of the ‘thicknesser’ badge😂 Great build and really enjoyed the whole process. Nice one

Those taper lock pulley adapters take me back 30 years. Never want to see em again. And your electricity supply? Nice job Matt.

Matt, sorry it was so hard for you, but I have to admit that I love the gritty reality of your "Oops! It doesn't fit!" Seriously, real world projects of this sort ALWAYS have surprises and watching you work through your surprises is both educational and reassuring. "It's not just me!" Right?

Matt, it great that you show how real life is doing a project! You just have to MAKE IT WORK! This is why I've been watching you for years...

Matt, you should always put the cover plate on the capacitor when checking the motor. Those things can go off like a bomb!

Personally, I like that red much better than the original green. The motor swap should also make a huge difference in the power consumption as well. Very educational and entertaining.

TOP NOTCH "side project"... (remanufacturing a very important industrial machine)! Very happy you did the paint and decals. Great work as always!

I've worked a thousand places in my life and been around those same motors my entire life and this is the only time anybody's ever showed me how they worked

Woah those risers are next LVL.

Oh cute. You and Spags both have red Vans. The thicknesser looks good red too!

Is there anything that Matt can't do? Talented guy.

This would have been a great opportunity to do a joint venture with Jeremy Fielding. I love learning new things.

That was a fun journey, thanks for taking us along. Kind of surprised you didn't use the forks to help get the motor in place. 😁 Thanks for sharing!

Love the color change to red and went as far as painting your shoes red too awesome

Great job. Love the new paint color and especially the labeling and the 5HP, you don’t want to do all that work and not let everyone know it’s a five HP motor!!😊

Nice job! You really went all-out on that red paint makeover for the planer (and those "factory" looking labels/placards).

Good job Matt. A man after my own heart!

LOL! I thought it spun backwards the first time you turned it on because of the fan direction. 🤣

"Of course I wired it backwards". Oh I felt that one deeply :D

All Superhero's have capes, where is your cape? Your amazing....Thanks for the video.

A chain fall would come in pretty handy for muscleing that motor around! Cool project. Super DIY!

Should use cutting oil when drilling holes in steel. AND of course tapping oil for the tapping of the plate. Oil makes drilling and tapping easier. But you probably knew that already. I learned about all that while in gunsmith school. Oil is essential.

I'm sure glad the fishing is good around here.

Gotta' say, you said "red" and I thought, "NOOOOOOO!" but it turned out really sharp! (Pun intended.) Looks great.

FYI- Matt, just a tip from a retired production guy.- If you don't schedule secondary tasks (swapping a motor) they will schedule you.

I had a similar problem with motor height. I made a right angle mount, 2 x 1/4" plates and 2 triangular end buttresses, with the motor mounted sideways on the vertical plane. Much easier to mount that way. Instead of standard "v belts", I switched to the "link belts" from Lee Valley. Better power transmission, quieter and easily adjustable if you ever need to have different belt lengths.

sounds like one of my projects, fix one thing so I can fix the thing I was wanting to use . It's a viscous circle. Paint job and sticker , ICEING ON THE CAKE.

Great video. The tape on the motor connections should be electrical tape, rubber splicer’s tape, and another coating of electrical tape. The rubber splicer’s tape will protect the connection from the vibrations inside the motor housing. If the only electrical tape wrap rubs into the housing, you won’t have a good day.

You keep my wife and I laughing a lot, Matt. Love your videos. ~Dale.

Matt amazing talent, you get done in a fraction of the time while others are still only scratch their heads.

I really was impressed how you thought and effected the changes you had to make through. I personally learnt a lot. Thank you Mat 🇿🇦

Belt guard was the best addition to the planer

I feel just like that dude on A-Team. I love it when a plan comes together. Great work, Matt. You have a good head on your shoulders and you're a pleasure to watch. Thanks!

Hi Matt, Love your straight up honesty on that hickup! Not many guys would just show that, while the reality is that this kind of jobs just produce surprises. In your math, you forgot the belt losses that get larger on longer belts. But honesty demands to say thats no more than a few tenths of a percent😊. Bottom line, job's a good'n!

Why does it feel like this is how every "free" used tool, appliance, etc. works out? Several hours and a couple hundred bucks later, you got your free used item.

Your planer-thingy is way over my head (like outer space) , but this bored granny enjoys the hell out of anything you do on your videos , Matt!😮

I would recommend when doing it this type of repair, would be to check the rpm at the drive pulley. That way you can verify your getting 5000 RPM. They sell those meters everywhere and are simple to use.

A man of many talents!

Another great job Matthew. Impressed and entertained who could ask for more. Well done 👍

I have a 20" Powermatic with a 6" Byrd head and it needs every bit of the 10HP I have to do a 1/4" cut My 24" has 15HP and it eats wood like butter. Same color as me 24". Good job.

36:58 I Spy a wild Pancake in the background

Wiring rotation of the motor. The label says the rotation is when looking at the (Lead) end of the motor. This means the rotation described on the label is when looking at the end of the motor where the wires are. Not the shaft end of the motor where the pulley is. Most motor labels go be the lead end when describing rotation. It’s confusing so why do the do it? They do it because some motors have a shaft on both ends. So they go be the end of the motor where the wires enter. And to keep this a standard, they do the same on single shaft motors.

Very simply, YOU DA MAN!!! Love your personality and drive to complete a project even as curve balls are thrown at you. Bravo Matt!!

LOVE the paint job! 😄

That’s a lot of work with the expected “OOPS” moments like we all have had at various times. At the end of the day you got it working similar to what you had before and especially that it now removes 50% more material than it did before so it’s a positive step forward regardless. At least you have the system running at an acceptable rate and can get some work done so that’s a plus too.

Cooked the motor on a 40yr old Bandsaw - replaced it but then found Switch box to be suss so now use remote powerpoint. Learning can be fun. Nice work on the refit.

A common trick in the lab where I worked was to throw a charged electrolytic to a buddy and shout 'CATCH!'. It was reflex to try to catch it, and if your hand shorts the terminals while doing so, it was like touch an electric fence. I remember a genuine accident on the bench across from me where a bunch of big electrolytics in parallel exploded throwing bits of casing and brown paper around the lab. When I think of the stunts we all got up to, it's a wonder no one was seriously hurt. Spinning up a bearing with an airline and dropping it on the ground was a good one. Even having bugger all grip on the concrete floor, the bearing would still be doing a fair old lick by the time it hit the wall.

Matt, another great video. Love the new red color for the new updated planer, I enjoyed the details on your changes made to fix it. I approve of your matching sneakers too. Being a women, I see you don't have many of us fascinated with machines like this, and commenting. On your sawmilling yes. I got to learn about the planer and use it when helping to make cabinets and furniture, flooring. I love working with wood. Recently spent 6 hours helping my friend sawing slabs on his newly built sawmill. A outdoor kitchen is the project now for his Beautiful pagoda. Thanks again for an interestng hour. Look forward to next videos.

Grab yourself some transfer punches, and transfer screws. Makes life a lot easier

I gotta hand it to you, that was quite a project. You are an all around handy man. Love the paint job.

under the tape on the winding connection to the blue wire, there might be a thermal fuse that blew in the old motor winding. simple check across with multi-meter might show your thermal fuse might have blown. I have seen that in other motors. Good luck, if not it's a boat anchor. ;-)

That capacitor could be a run capacitor and that centrifugal switch could be for start windings. The caps on the new motor can be sited remote from the motor itself.

Quite the rabbit hole!

Thanks for all your help with questions about my motor swap and problems I might have. My motor is inverted and hanging, and these 5hp are heavy.

The red looks great

Great video and super colour option

Greetings from the BIG SKY. Way too many times have I been tagged by a project I'd 'put off' for any reason exactly when I needed to use whatever it is. Square is way better than squarish. Having the tools when you need them is really the only way to go.

And the best part of all.....Matt's sneakers match his new paint job !!! LMAO : )

that's a wonderful tool. Having pride in your tools is a mark of a good craftsman, even if it's more than needed or a little silly. LocTite on your threads is your friend.

I’m in the middle of this video. The spot where ya go “dude never tested the motor!” Back to see how that works out.

a man of many talents

Very informative and enjoyable as always.

LOL of course, I feel you! I'd tighten up those belts...

Surely no mistake the shoes match the thicknessers' new color. Classic detail-oriented Matt!

Love watching all your handy works. Just glad I don't have to do it though. Love the red color and your name on it too.💕🙏

A minor correction: an AC start capacitor does not hold a long charge like a ‘little battery’; that would be an electrolytic capacitor in a DC circuit. Also if you have a shorted winding (possibly caused by burned insulation) the motor will draw a VERY high current which will cause very similar groaning symptoms. Also mechanical interference between the rotor and the stater (possibly caused by misalignment resulting from excessive wear) will have a similar result.

Great video Matt (as per usual). I went through pretty much the same exercise myself a few months ago. The little woman her indoors picked up a 15" generic second hand, ex school. Was labeled Wellington but pretty much the same as the old Grizzly. It had a 5H three phase but I don't have 3 phase. My son had a spare 5H single phase but half the speed and larger size and shaft. I had to make up a new mounting plate, fit a new pully (doubled the size on the motor to compensate for the speed difference) fit a new switch and reverse the motor. The pulley cover did fit - just! He also gave me a soft start which means less stress on startup. I also had to add a 20A (240V here in Australia) circuit which I put in the ceiling with a pendant 20A socket. Was a LOT of graft but got there in the end. It now works like a bought one.

Good job Matthew on fixing and overcoming this motors many unforseen challenges, wow did this motor fall off the back of the truck during shipment or what.

Nicely done Matt. Really enjoyed this one.

Loving the handy man ability to fix things. Even if you don't know, just learn how to fix it along the way. My kind of guy.

I just subbed and immediately liked the fact that your shop is as cluttered as mine, feels like coming home!

Bringing in a more powerful electric motor as long as the bearings and cutting assembly can handle it is smart. All things said, if the output is better and easier to do while saving time then go for that bigger electric motor. Thanks for the Video.

Frame number is important in electric motor replacement. Cheers

Love the attitude, makes for a great watch ✌️

Very interesting project. Congratulations 💪💪💪

Matthew, you make this video so entertaining to watch. Not only do we see how to do what you did we also get to see when you make a mistake. If this had been me doing what you did that machine would still be in parts sitting in some corner under wraps...lol As always another fun and enjoyable video. Love the red color, it looks way better than that dull green.

Hey Matt, thanks for sharing your adventures, I really enjoyed seeing your side project and the way you had too think about what your next move was, I have had my side project too both at home and work . I have been thinking about things like that for all of my life. I was the guy that had to make something work when everybody else couldn’t. Everything from trailers to electric, cars trucks,woodworking.even welding and things made from steel. Even snowplows! My Dad saw my talents working on things like that. Best Regards Bob Lee

I like the video caption, May the force be strong with this device.

golly gee willakers what matthew doing this week? can we get back to you & Dazzling Donovan making the kitchen beautiful again?

I like your work ethics and your sense of humor. It's always interesting to see what you come up with.

Love the color. When I rebuild my 20 inch planer after my shop fire. I was thinking about painting it red.

Greetings from the BIG SKY. I'm liking your approach to putting a big motor on your planer.

Amazing work, love these kind of DIY videos

interesting as i have what looks like exactly the same 20" unit with a 5hp motor and 4 knives, but with a different brand name on it. as i am now retired and no longer making furniture for a living, i have not considered upgrading to a helical head. but hearing that a dull knife system cuts more than a helical, i will stay with knives, even if i continue to wear hearing protection.

Always good fun watching your creativity

Mission accomplished!

Whoa impressive paint job!

Great video, this is a massive project to take on for me with limited metal works and no welding experience as of yet. I love the color change, pretty cool!

Hi Matt i think you can make everything, nice work all of your video's.

Fantastic video! Must've been such a relief to get it all back together and put it to work. 🛠️

Great paint job

I remember when you swapped the cutterhead and thought "THIS is the time to replace that motor!! You'll probably regret it if you wait!!" I'm sorry but Damnit man-- save yourself the trouble and just do it once!! Don't be like Jay Bates and re-arrange shop furniture! (Much love to JB as well)

wow great paint job..

I thoroughly enjoyed this video.