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Joseph Barthelt
Registered: February 2007
Posts: 6
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I've never been crazy about my Flexcoat Drill lathe, and power wrappers for my purpose were just too expensive. My solution involves a 20 dollar sewing machine motor(with the ugly red belt), the Pac Bay mount and 3-jaw chuck, and a dimmer switch from the local hardware store.
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Keywords: Rod turning on cheap
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Mike Barkley
Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,121
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That's a Great Idea!!!! What are you using for the rod supports? Are they on a moving track??
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Joseph Barthelt
Registered: February 2007
Posts: 6
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I'll have a picture of the supports up with this in a couple days. I'm going to write a quick post about my start to finish process once i have everything assembled and make the moving track system. Newbies should know their options before they invest a $300+
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Mike Barkley
Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,121
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Thanks! Looking forward to it!!
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Derek McMaster
Registered: April 2005
Location: Rohnert Park, California
Posts: 65
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Sun June 15, 2008 10:04pm
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Gee..............I just happen to have a Singer Sewing Machine Motor laying around.......
You have my attention..................
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roger wilson
Registered: April 2007
Posts: 89
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Joe,
Great Idea.
My first power wrappers used just such a setup.
First I used the larger pulley as a speed reducer as you have done on this project. The next step was to add an additional step down jack shaft to further reduce speed, and provide more precise control.
The next version went to a Dayton AC gear motor. You can obtain various gear ratios with this option. It essentially uses the same ac sewing machine type motor, connected to a right angle drive for gear reduction. The only downside to this setup was the noise. The right angle gears were somewhat noisy.
The next generation (current) is to go to a 24 volt DC gear motor. The big advantage of DC, is the ability to easily reverse direction at the flip of the switch. DC motors will work equally well in either direction; depending on the polarity of the applied voltage.
The last DC motors use 1:1 pulleys to drive the chuck.
Lots of excellent ideas out there.
Take care
Roger
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