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WHat winder motor?

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3/26/2006 9:18 PM

WHat winder motor?

Just curious as to what winder motor and speed controller you guys are using on your winders?

I have been using an old Baldor fan motor, and have used a sewing machine motor but I am looking for somthing a bit better for my new machine. Thinking of the Dayton 2m033 but it's 5k rpm and the Dayton speed control does not start at zero or so it says and I don't need the speed.

Any ideas for a small motor around 1750 rpm and a good rheostat that will have a good smooth start?

3/27/2006 3:46 AM
RS	You might consider using a small variac as your speed control, this will go down to zero r.p.m. and I think you could use the Dayton motor. I don't think the motor torque at low voltage would be an issue for a pickup winder but would welcome other opinions. Rob.

3/27/2006 7:35 AM
Roscoe	I use a sewing machine motor with a variac, works great.

3/31/2006 10:06 PM
sploar	how would one go about getting a "variac"? Thanks!

3/31/2006 10:53 PM
Mystic	http://variac.com/

3/27/2006 3:38 PM
David King	What about using a stepper motor that you could control the torque on precisely. You could even vary the speed within a single revolution to slow down around the ends of a long coil. The inertial moment of some of these motors is very small so chances of breaking a wire could be minimized further.

3/31/2006 10:52 PM
Mystic	I'm using a Grizzly wood lathe with the bed cut down to about eight inches. It comes with a speed controller. All I added was a reverse switch and a counter (red lion + prox switch)

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