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Motor Speed
Posted by: Jay Burns (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: January 10, 2016 08:27PM

Quick question, I have been using my drying motor to use when I am applying my epoxy finishes to my guides. But I think I need a higher speed motor so I can get the finishes completed a bit quicker and more even. The slower RPMs seem to make it difficult to get from point a to point b without needing to heat the epoxy to make it more workable by the time I get to the final few guides. What speed motors are being used to apply epoxy....

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Re: Motor Speed
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: January 10, 2016 08:36PM

Do at least 40 plus

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Motor Speed
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: January 10, 2016 08:46PM

Flip the belt off and rotate the rod by hand when finishing. You'll have a lot more control.

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Re: Motor Speed
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: January 10, 2016 10:11PM

Jay,
I agree with Bill.
I use my power wrapper to apply finish. My wrapper will turn at up to 1000 rpm. Most of the time that I am applying finish I turn the rod at 20-70 rpm. This of course if the advantage of using the wrapper. With my foot on the pedal, I can turn the rod at any speed, including 0 when I am getting in the tunnel of the guide.

For longer term drying I turn at 8-15 rpm. Again, I have adjustable speed, so I dial in the speed for a comfortable setting for both the rod and the finish. If I find that the finish is forming footballs a bit - I will slow down the turning of the rod.

Good luck

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Re: Motor Speed
Posted by: John E Powell (---.dynamic.wnyric.org)
Date: January 11, 2016 07:55AM

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Re: Motor Speed
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: January 11, 2016 11:14AM

Jay,
If you look on youtube for St. Croix plant tours, or GLoomis factory tours, you will note that they also use essentially the same thing as John mentioned. i.e. a motor that spins the rod at about 150 rpm, and then the flex clutch that allows the person to slow and or stop the rod when applying finish. If I remember correctly, it takes about 15-20 seconds for the person to apply all of the finish on a 6-7 foot rod.

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Be safe



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Re: Motor Speed
Posted by: Randy Weakley (---.mycingular.net)
Date: January 12, 2016 12:32AM

Not to hijack the thread (permanently) but what's the best way to get a nice even line by the eye side of the guide? Assume you do this with the rod stopped? See a lot about turning speed etc, but not so much about cleaning up under the ring.

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Re: Motor Speed
Posted by: John E Powell (---.dynamic.wnyric.org)
Date: January 12, 2016 07:50AM

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