Well I have bought a couple of rod turners.
and both have failed very very quickly......What sort of rigs/jigs do you use and does anyone have any ideas/plans for constructing a sturdy drying rig ?

Many thanks . Dave.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/15/2008 06:05PM by David Jacketts.

david ,I made my rod turner from a old rotisserie off a bbq

Ya, as a disclaimer I am very new to this so pretty much take anyone else's opinion over mine. I have to be very thrifty and these rod drying units are rediculously expensive. I bought a 30 rpm, (there are slower RPM's for comparable prices if you want) drying motor from Muhhole for $10.00, I think it just recently went up to 13.00 but it is totally worth it. It is so quiet you cannot hear it, and has two built in mounting brackets one on each side. You need to supply your own cord because there are just two wires hanging out. I have no electrical training and all I did was cut the cord off of a lamp I don't use anymore with a on off switch so I would not have to constantly un plug it all the time. I just put one wire to one and the other wire to the other, wrapped them separately with electrical tape and walaa!! it has worked very well since then.The system you have there does look pretty dinky, and that metal support? I don't know from experiance, but I don't let my blanks even touch soft wood, they should either be on a roller or felt. Anyway I hope it helps.
James

David,

This thread wil be removed from the forum as soon as the Moderator catches it.
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Your not going to get much replies because most know that its going to be pulled.

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

OOps use a few other fishing forums and was following general forum rules but have now been educated and a big thanks for putting me in the picture sooner rather than later.....thanks agin.
Regards Dave.

As Larry mentioned an old BBQ rotisserie works albeit a little noisy.
They have plenty of torque though. Many of the Sponsors listed on
the left have various priced units. Complete sets or just motors.
You can also remove the little turntable motor from the bottom of an old
microwave oven. The speed & torque are just right.

What's wrong with the motor you have now? Did it heat up & quit?

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

I have a "BBQ" motor that I bought on clearance at the end of summer year before last. It has been turning a 12x18 drum dryer for cranks for the more than two years. 1.25 RPM. I bought another one just like it this year for my rod dryer motor. They normally go for around $70, but I get them on clearance for around $30. They are the heavy duty motors that can turn a 12 lb turkey for 2-3 hours, so a little blank is not an issue.


Eric

Flex Coat makes a good number of drying units that you may wish to take a look at.

Also, do a search on the photo page for various types of multi-rod dryers that users have made.

Graingers also has low RPM continuous duty motors, but they're relatively expensive. Very good, but expensive.

...........

We have Flex Coat and Pac Bay units in our shop. We've had them for years, along with a couple of homegrown rigs. And we have the drying speed on our PacBay motorized rod lathe.

We run these units 24hrs a day, sometime for a week at a time when we are doing a series of rods.

None have ever failed.

Period.

Uncle Russ
Calico Creek Rods

check out mudhole for motors

Thanks guys for all the replies given me plenty to work with.
The old units just failed I don t think they were up to the job as the gears failed on one and the motor burnt on the second.

Your Email is Hidden,I have a link to a Place I get mine junkmansj@yahoo.com

I would encourage you to look in the surplus sites/catalogs for gearhead motors that work on 12V with 20-30 RPM's. These will have enough torque to turn even surf rods without burning out or stripping the gears. They would cost about $20 each but will last you many many years.

Ed,
Ed is right on.
I use 24 volt motors for many of my motors.
Many of these motors normally sell for $100-$200 and can be obtained for $10- $20. They are industrial motors and have extremely long life with excellent bearings.

Take care
Roger

I just had a flex coat motor crap out on me. Arrrrrrgh!!

Luckily, I caught it before another total disaster (see my epoxy disaster thread).

I was on the phone with grainger for a long time and found this motor:

3m099

Here are the specs:

Parallel Shaft AC Gearmotor, Nameplate Speed 18 RPM, Input Power 1/100 HP, Voltage @ 60 Hz 115, Rotation CW, Starting Torque 9.5 Inch Pounds, Full Load Torque 13 Inch Pounds, Full Load Current 0.55 Amp, Enclosure Open, Motor Type Shaded Pole


The price on the flexcoat motors went up since the last I checked. I am not paying that kind of dough for something to quit or now work properly!

I will have to rig up some kind of chuck and mounting system, and power it all. But, I am quite confident that I can do this for under the flex coat price.

The tech guy from grainger said that the motor would run, "forever without issue".

Maybe I will post some pics when it is all done......