Have hand turned all rods with no problems. Considering flexcoat electric dry-finish motor. Leaning towards 6rpm. Thanks for any info-Bill

Bill

How are you going to be useing it ? If you plan on applying your finish with it the 18 RPM works great. Buy yourself an appliance timer and a foot switch from Graingers. Rewire the foot switch so it opens the circuit when you step on it. Plug the foot switch in \to the wall plug and the timer into the foot switch, set the timer for ever how long you want to turn the finish. While the rod is rotating and you want to pause to work around the guides simply step on the foot switch . I can furnish you the part number for the foot switch if yo so desire, does not require any soldering simply move one wire by moving to the other screw terminal.

Charlie Roberts

Charlie,
That's a great idea! I'd appreciate any info you could send me, also!
Bill, Dryer speed is a personal preference. I've tried a lot of speeds but I have settled on about 3 rpm. I found that I get my best finishes when handturning or when using a dryer, 3rpm. That's just my preference and I don't think tat there is a "best" speed.

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!!

Hi Bill, I use both 6rpms and 18 rpm from flexcoat, I also use the 18rpm as a finish mixing machine, a few rpms slower than the new one from one of the suppliers but over all works great, I use 18rpms for small rods light game and 6 rpms for surf rods. Hope this helps some, lots of these folks are a lot more knowledgeable then me. Just throwing in my 2cts.

Rod, Reels and 18 wheels.

Mike

I will post the part Number, source and a short how to on this thread later today.

Charlie Roberts

I have several 9 rpm I have been using for years... does just fine..
Some use 200 rpm for appling epoxy,,,

i have a 3rpm and a 6rpm...i use the 3rpm for drying and the 6rpm for putting on finish

im like mike and think the 3rpm does the best for drying...the only reason i use a 6rpm for applying finish is because i got it for free and is faster about putting it on than the 3rpm(i wish i had an 18rpm motor for this though)

Mike

Here are the componts and a short how to for adding a foot switch into your finish and drying system. This is assumeing you are useing your drying motor to apply the finish and dry on the same set up.

1. Linemaster foot switch Cat # 491-SC3, Grainger's part # 2A190, comes with 8 ft cord

2. Intermatic appliance timer Model # TB211, comes with cord

Before useing the foot switch and while it is " NOT PLUGGED IN " to the wall outlet follow these steps:

A. Remove the two screws that hold cover on and remove the cover

B. Remove the screws that is holding the Micro switch in place

C. Tilt the switch up so you can move one of the wires. It should be soldered to a small lug that is held to the switch by a small screw, simply remove the screw. It will be the wire that has another screw hole right beside

D. Move lug to new screw hole and reattach with the same screw being careful to align the lug so it doesn't hang off the switch

E. Reverse the steps and reassemble the switch

Now when you step on the switch it will stop the rotation of the blank but turn it if not depressed.

1. Plug the foot switch cord into the wall outlet

2. Plug the timer into the foot switch cord

3. Plug the dryer cord into the timer cord

4. Set the time you desire to rotate the rod while drying

I am currently useing this set up with an 18 RPM motor but probably could use something around 30 RPM. I had the motor before I added the foot switch but by being able to pause the blank to work around the guides or remove excess finish I could use a little more speed. If I can be of any futher assistance let me know.

Charlie Roberts

so you are just reversing the pedal? instead of pushing the pedal to turn you push to stop...thats pretty good

Thats correct

Thanks, Charlie!!

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!!

Bill, if you are getting good results with what you are doing now, why do you want to change????

I have tried lots of different speeds and have found that 6 rpm works best for me.
I use the power wrapper to apply the coating. The power wrapper will spin at up to 300 rpm, but I typically do the first finish application at about 30 rpm. The nice thing about the power wrapper is that it will stop instantly, when the pedal is released.
It is nice to be able to stop at any position to level the finish. Also, when working around the ends of the guides it is nice to have the rod position dialed in - in a stopped position. Then, when moving from the pwer wrapper to the dryer, keep the guide on the top side of the rod to avoid any finish runs into the guides.

Take care
Roger