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Sewing Machine to Rod Building Tool
Posted by:
Derek McMaster
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Date: July 15, 2005 01:35AM
If anyone has some step by step instructions on how to make a wrapping motor / drying motor / light duty lathe out of an old sewing machine, I would LOVE to get my hands on them so I can build one and post some pics and diagrams of the process for the archives. I am working on some cheap but easy wrapping set-ups as well with parts list and approximate costs of parts.
email me direct if you are so inclined. dsrtegl2004atearthlinkdotnet Derek Should never have waited so long to get a digital camera. Re: Sewing Machine to Rod Building Tool
Posted by:
Raymond Adams
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Date: July 15, 2005 02:18AM
Hi Derek,
I added a sewing machine motor to a wooden rod jig that my dad built for me. When I get my garage back ( I do my building in there ) as it is full of my house stuff ( carpet layers coming and they don't move furniture! ) I would be happy to email a photo or two. In the mean time, You might find a similar jig by doing a search on @#$%& for the "master thread wrapper". My Dad used the photo of it to build the one he sent me. All I did was mount the motor to a piece of metal and screw the metal to an old coffee table and set the jig on the table. Kinda crude and I need to improve the design but it does the job. At this point I will most likely buy a completed model instead. Also, I have seen a web site where you can buy a motor, foot pedal, power-head, rollers, and other componants for building you own power wrapper. I'll see if I have it book marked and if so I'll send you a link. Good Luck Raymond Adams Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it.. Re: Sewing Machine to Rod Building Tool
Posted by:
Derek McMaster
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Date: July 15, 2005 10:50AM
That would be a help. I can get old sewing machines from a local source as cheap as $5 if the belt is broken (an easy fix), and I want a variable spped motor for a variety uf uses as detailed in an earlier post.
I know about carpet layers....When I had mine put in they did not even vacuum up their mess and really banged up my freshly painted walls so keep an eye on them. Derek Re: Sewing Machine to Rod Building Tool
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: July 15, 2005 05:47PM
What you're going to get out of a sewing maching that will build into a rod wrapping machine just isn't much. It's like trying to build a car from a tire. You're going to need a lot more. (I do think an old tredle from an antique sewing unit would make a neat apparatus for turning the headstock, however.)
It won't help immediately, but in the very next issue of RodMaker we've got an article on how one guy made a truly beautiful and upscale rod wrapper/lathe from mostly scrapyard parts. It's just as nice, if not more so, than any commercial unit on the market. Look for it in August. .......................... Re: Sewing Machine to Rod Building Tool
Posted by:
Derek McMaster
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Date: July 16, 2005 07:00PM
I was afraid that the concensus wouldbe along those line Tom.....But....Since I have it laying around collecting dust I thought I would try to do something with. Those old tredles are pretty neat. I have seen them turned into lathes, and used to rotate a potters wheel.
It may just be a flea market corded power drill for me afterall. Thanks Guys! Derek Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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