drying motor

[Saltamontes]

Alright, I warned you guys, here's a question for you.
I went for a drive and conveniently ended up at a tool warehouse. I looked around for a low RPM electric motor. Among a pile of 12 V motors, I found a sealed 40 RPM 115 V little critter which I thought would do the trick, am I right? the price was definitely affordable ($7). The little guy has two wires coming out of one end, which I would assume would be connected to an on/off switch, then this switch would be wired to a power source (outlet). Note here I am not the handiest guy around, but to me anyways, this makes sense, am I correct?. The other end of the motor has a "stem" sticking out of it which I believe should turn once power is supplied to the motor, now question # 2: How do you go about connecting this "stem" to the rod blank you are turning? do you make a thingymabob/gadget/coupling/chuck or whatever you may want to call it to connect it to the blank you are turning (drying)? Oh yeah, one more question, the motor would be NOT attached to the rod wrapper, but rather to a separate stand, right?
I didn't buy the motor, pending your comments.
Thanks in advance for your assistance,
Saltamontes

If this motor I found is too much, what "old" kitchen appliance should I dismantle, not sure about a blender as it would have multiple speeds and likely some complicated wiring, how about an old microwave with a turntable?

[Joe Valencic]

Alright, I warned you guys, here's a question for you.
I went for a drive and conveniently ended up at a tool warehouse. I looked around for a low RPM electric motor. Among a pile of 12 V motors, I found a sealed 40 RPM 115 V little critter which I thought would do the trick, am I right? the price was definitely affordable ($7). The little guy has two wires coming out of one end, which I would assume would be connected to an on/off switch, then this switch would be wired to a power source (outlet). Note here I am not the handiest guy around, but to me anyways, this makes sense, am I correct?. The other end of the motor has a "stem" sticking out of it which I believe should turn once power is supplied to the motor, now question # 2: How do you go about connecting this "stem" to the rod blank you are turning? do you make a thingymabob/gadget/coupling/chuck or whatever you may want to call it to connect it to the blank you are turning (drying)? Oh yeah, one more question, the motor would be NOT attached to the rod wrapper, but rather to a separate stand, right?
I didn't buy the motor, pending your comments.
Thanks in advance for your assistance,
Saltamontes

If this motor I found is too much, what "old" kitchen appliance should I dismantle, not sure about a blender as it would have multiple speeds and likely some complicated wiring, how about an old microwave with a turntable?

I built my first dryer with a Disco Ball motor of 3 rpm's, mounted to a piece of 1x6 pine stock. I then found a microwave oven turntable motor of 6 rpm's and mounted it on the opposite side of the Disco Ball motor.



Both work fine, and both have a 1-1/2" PVC cap fitted on the motor shaft for rod drying, and a foam ring fashioned on them for drying epoxy flies. Same gig, dual applications.

I since was at the local landfill dropping of some construction debris, and extracted the motors from 2 used microwave ovens. Cost? $0.00 Both are 3 rpm's, but they work fine.



Here's what the cap looks like that holds teh butt of the rod. You can also use foam with a slit vertically and horizontally, and stick the butt end inthe foam to hold it.



The disco ball motor cost me $10 + shipping (about $15 USD), and I have an extra one if you're interested in buying it. I can ship it Tuesday, as Monday is another holiday on this side of the border. I can also send you one of the microwave motors just for the actual shipping cost, and you can send me some flies or other junk you want to get rid of.

Let me know if I can help you out.

Joe

[RS1]

One wire will go to the switch only.

power in-----------------------------------wire---motor-

power in---------switch--------------------wire---motor-

I think also 40rpm for drying might be a little fast. It would be good for applying the thread epoxy, but for drying I think you might want 6-18 rpm motor. Good luck.
If you want pm me and I'll send you a picture of my setup.

[J Castwell]

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...ips/part82.php

[RS1]

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...ips/part82.php

So what are we supposed to do when it's time to barbeque?