[TheForge] Re: Buffalo forge blower/ Magic of motors

[Bob Smolen]

Mike,
I picked up a foot control for a sewing machine at a garage sale .Is there
any trick to wiring it? I assume it goes into one side of the line from the
power source and then to one
 of the wires to the motor, more or less like you hook up a switch to a
lamp. Do you recall your hook up?
Thanks,
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 12:09 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Re: Buffalo forge blower/ Magic of motors


>
> > It shouldn't be too hard to come up with a rheostat.
> > I'm not sure, but one of those foot pedals from an old
> > sewing machine might do the trick.
>
> You can still buy them from Singer and they're not very dear.  I
> recently bought one to use with an old belt-drive dental drill. C$20
> IIRC.
>
> My main forge blower runs on a vintage AC/DC motor and I just have an
> ordinary house light dimmer for a speed control.  I've heard various
> opinions about how that won't work or won't work without extra
> electronic components.  But mine worked for 25 years.  I replaced the
> dimmer ca. 4 years ago because the old one was damaged in the move so
> it isn't the case that dimmers sold 25 years ago were different.
> YMMV, though.
>
>
> - Mike
>
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