Hey guys

I have heard that you can use a rotissery motor for drying epoxy on rods... is this true? I have also heard that they dont spin quick enough

Nate

Just wondering

A llt of people use them. There is no such thing as too slow for drying! Many people (including me) feel that you get a much better finish manually or very slow. I have dryers up to 40 rpm and if I use a motor at all it's a 3 rpm. Do a search here on dryer motors and select ALL DATES. You will get a ton of opinions

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

Sure, I use the rotissary motor that came with m Jenn-Air grill. Runs about 3rpm and works great! I made a bracket to hold it, and attached a chuck to the square drive. This way I can still use it to cook if I want.

I see these kind of motors all the time at home depot or lowes at end of year clearance prices...

When I first started building rods, I assumed that for a proper finish I would need a rod turner. My rotissary motor turned at 2 rpm. To speed this up (8rpm), I used a 2 1/2" leader spool mounted on the shaft to the motor. On a lower fixed shaft, I mounted a free turning thread spool. I only build fly rods, & the reel seat is always the last to be mounted. The blank sits between both spools connected by a rubber band to each. By changing the allignment of the motor to the rod, the rod will either pull in, or creep out. By checking it's operation before applying epoxy, I never had a problem with it failing. That said, I believe I get a much better finish turning by hand.

I build and sell small 4 rpm rod dryers on @#$%&. If you want you can email me at jgd1948@yahoo.com and I will give you the website for these 110/115 volt 4 rpm synchronous motors. I have been using them for some time now and am very pleased with the results. Gregg Davis

Yes, they work really well. I used one for a very long time and the only thing I didn't like was the noise.
Mine was not very quiet at all!

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

Raymond I haven't had that problem at all the little motors seem to be really quiet. Gregg.Davis

Hi Gregg,
Mine was made in the 60's I think. It was about 8"X6"X3", an oldy but a goody

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

Greg, Raymonds talking about a rotisserie motor, not the motors you are referring to (which are excellant, by the way).

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

Don't know if my new little motor came from Greg but I did buy it on @#$%& and it does work very
quietly and smooth. Came with a plastic chuck and connector too!

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..