Replacement motor for Preac saw

[Kevin Kenny]

Hi the motor on my Preac saw has died. Anyone know where i can buy a replacement motor?

 

best regards

 

kevin

[bruce d]

Hi Kevin, is it an external motor?

[kurtvd19]

Ship Ahoy Models has exactly what you need.  He makes a conversion set with a larger motor and everything you need to make the saw more powerful.

Kurt

http://shipahoymodels.com

[bruce d]

38 minutes ago, bruce d said:

Hi Kevin, is it an external motor?

Ignore my question, Kurt has the better solution for you.

 

[Kevin Kenny]

Kurt 

your suggestion is perfect. I sent the motor to a repair service  but will order the replacement to pick up when i am in New York in November.

thanks

 

kevin

[tlevine]

I have the Ship Ahoy motor installed on my Preac.  It is a lot more powerful than the original equipment.  

[Kevin Kenny]

Thanks all i will be ordering the replacement motor from ships Ahoy. In the mean time i as able to get the bushing changed  and its back up and working.

[garyshipwright]

With the new upgrade on the Preac, will it be able to cut 1/8 thick brass?  Am looking for a good saw for cutting copper and brass and the upgrade may be just what am looking for.  I know, you ask why not just use a jeweler's saw. Its a little slow and am not getting any younger.  Thanks. Gary

Edited January 12, 2020 by garyshipwright

[Kevin Kenny]

Gary i never ordered the motor as i got my old motor fixed, I have a Jim Byrnes and a Proxxon table saw, so i have a bit of  over kill in the table saw area. I actually use the Dremel with a cutting wheel, to cut brass as although i have the blades to cut metal for many of my other saws  it just so easy to use the Dremel. I also have a blade for the Proxxon band saw, but it takes 10 minutes to set it up and 30 seconds to use Dremel. I suppose if i had alot of cutting i would set up one of my other saws.

 

i use the Jim Byrnes for my regular wood working task, the Preac as my fine delicate woodworking saw, Proxxon as my saw for heavy work. 

[garyshipwright]

Hi Kevin. Like you said it takes a lot longer to set the band saw up and about 30 seconds to cut the material. What I want to do is set up a small band saw as a dedicated saw for cutting metal copper, brass and others down to workable sizes, when it is a little on the thick side, so I don't have to spend ten minutes changing the tool over to do a 30 second cut.  I also think doing this will keep the cut metal more square for working.  The motor on the Preac runs, its just really under powered and has a hard time cutting anything. Figure that the upgrade will at least make it able to cut 3/32  thick materal and will be a dedicated saw for doing grating. My Byrnes saw is the real work horse and  cut's most of the ship wood with the  inca and Grizzly cutting down the larger pieces for the Byrnes .  Gary  

[Kevin Kenny]

I am sure what you are proposing will work fine. I have been using my Proxxon chop saw when i have lots of repeated  cuts to do. With the Naparima i will have 44 post to cut and will use this saw to make the cuts. However it would not be useful for making cuts on large pieces of brass material. 
multiple saws are a wonderful luxury when you have multiple set up to make. 

[Kevin Kenny]

[shipman]

Pardon my ignorance, but I always wondered what was meant by a 'Chop Saw' is. Now I've seen this photo, it's inspired me to design and make a useful mini table top version, using a natty mini drill just arrived. We aren't always cutting lumber.

[wefalck]

As for replacement motors in general, it may be a good idea to look into the high-torque motors for electro-scooters. Their arrival on the market means that spare motors are now cheap and easy to come by. There seem to be 12V, 24V, 36V and 48V brushed versions available on the wellknown on-line market places. High torque means chunky motors, so you will have to see, whether it fits into your existing equipment.

[shipman]

Fleabay:- 120W scooter motors going for around £18. Several Unimat owners have converted to these. A bit of a faf to fit but possible. Hell a lot cheaper than the ones previously available.

[Randy Todd]

I am having troubles getting to Ship Ahoy's website to get the Pre-ac motor replacement: I get an Asian, unsecure website instead. I have typed http://shipahoymodels.com. Do I have the wrong information?

[mtaylor]

Try this one...   https://modelshipsahoy.com/  It's what shows up in a Google search.

[Andrew Jennings]

On 8/23/2019 at 11:52 AM, kurtvd19 said:

Ship Ahoy Models has exactly what you need.  He makes a conversion set with a larger motor and everything you need to make the saw more powerful.

Kurt

http://shipahoymodels.com

I have been trying this website for some time but it does not appear to be active?

[Kevin Kenny]

I just got on

try typing “ ship ahoy model “ in google

kevin

 

 

[Charles Green]

I bought the Ship Ahoy upgrade early on.  Perhaps Ship Ahoy is using another type of belt now, but the joint on the belt that came with my upgrade kit was much stiffer that the rest of the belt and made what was a smooth- running, little saw into a lumpy-running, albeit more powerful, little saw.  I put the old motor and belt back on.  I have a Jim saw now but kept the Preac for use when very narrow slitting blades are called for.  Having two saws can save time too.  One can be left set-up for a run of parts and the other used for one-off cuts.   

[kurtvd19]

The belt on my kit was great - smooth and flexible.  Love the saw now - had it since 1994 and I feel it finally works as it should. 

 

[dvm27]

Same experience as Kurt. What would have been trashed is now a great second saw for my workshop,

[Andrew Jennings]

18 hours ago, Kevin Kenny said:

I just got on

try typing “ ship ahoy model “ in google

kevin

 

 

Not sure what is going on. The link just goes to a blank screen. The "ship ahoy model" you suggested sends me to "model ships ahoy" which is something else again. I will try to call. Thanks (Enjoy your videos!)

 

[Kevin Kenny]

Email them directly with your request

 

anchorbaymodels@gmail.com

[Andrew Jennings]

On 6/3/2022 at 1:15 PM, Kevin Kenny said:

Email them directly with your request

 

anchorbaymodels@gmail.com

This is the email for Model Ships Ahoy (maker of model fiberglass hulls and they know nothing of Preac saws) I really appreciate you taking the time to forward this anyway.!