cont. duty rated one in the garage, plus the speed controller.
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 5:47 AM, Rick Sparber <rgsparber@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> It just occurred to me that one of these treadmill DC motors modified with
> a
> reversal switch and a speed reducer would make a nice X axis table feed for
> a mill. Hmmm.
>
> Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atlas_craftsman@yahoogroups.com <atlas_craftsman%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:atlas_craftsman@yahoogroups.com<atlas_craftsman%40yahoogroups.com>]
> On Behalf Of Scott Henion
> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 8:24 PM
> To: atlas_craftsman@yahoogroups.com <atlas_craftsman%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [atlas_craftsman] Treadmill DC motor.
>
> Ok, basically all done:
> http://shdesigns.org/Craftsman-12x36/treadmill.shtml
>
> Works well, lots of torque compared to the toy motor it had. I can now
> drill steel _slow_ and not melt drill bits. Only issue is you need to
> turn the speed to 0 then ramp it up or it won't start.
>
> Controls put in an old ammo box. Made a fan out of some sheet.
>
> The old motor was turned into a bench grinder. It replaces an old dryer
> motor that was an open frame one and always was sucking in chips.
>
> It would make a great setup for a lathe.
>
> --
>
> ------------------------------------
> Scott G. Henion
> Craftsman 12x36 lathe:
> http://shdesigns.org/Craftsman12x36
> ------------------------------------
>
>
>
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