Lionel F. Stevenson wrote:
in article , BJ Conner
at wrote on 10/25/05 7:26 PM:


Lionel F. Stevenson wrote:
I've been looking for a rotisserie motor to make a rod turner.
Got a suggestion this AM. Use an electric can opener motor.


-- Lionel
The more I see of people, the better I like fish.

If you look in the washing machine on your front poorch there is a
synchronous timing motor in it. They turn about 3 RPM and work great
for turning rods. That is for drying the varnish.There not strong
enough for winding thread ( which you don't need anyway).
They look like:
http://www.hansen-motor.com/synchindex.html

One of the coolest rod turners I have seen or heard of used water. A
friend used a circle of ethafoam with two plastic plates stapled to
each side. In between were small plastic cups the kind they give you
for medicine. There was a hole in the center of the ethafoam for the
rod handle.
For "bearings" he started out using some ice cube trays and scotch 33
tape around the rod shaft. He had a kitchen sink with a faucet high
enough to let the water drip into the cups and slowly turn the thing.
I have always wanted to make one just to test the stability of the
domestic tranquillity. It should be possible here in Oregon to use the
rain to run one. It doesn't get cold enough to kill all the bugs so the
guide finishings could have some interesting decorations.
Now, how did you know I have a washer on my front porch? How did you know I
HAVE a front porch?
:-b
-- Lionel
The more I see of people, the better I like fish.