[TheForge] OT -12v motors

Mon Jun 20 15:36:29 EDT 2011

I bought a grinder from Big Lots about 15-16 years ago took the guard and flanges off along with the stones; ordered from Kovel now Jantz the left and right arbor extensions and added my buffs . I also put some slick 50 on the bearings/bushings...with the extensions it moves the wheels out about 7 inches from the housing it has worked really well for me .

Jim Davis

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> From: artgawk at thegrid.net
> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:54:22 -0700
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT -12v motors
> 
> I thought of that right off.(my first was also a washer motor with a mandril that bolted to the shaft and mounted the wire brush or grinding wheel. I still have it too and it still works 40 some years later).
> But he was working with 12 volts on this.
> 
> 
> On Jun 20, 2011, at 8:58 AM, <wmullett at bright.net> <wmullett at bright.net> wrote:
> 
> > I built my first grinder / wire brush using a clothes washer motor.  I had a belt driven shaft I connected it to that I got for a couple of bucks at an auction.  15 years old and working great.
> > 
> > ---- Original message ----
> >> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:22:17 +0000
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> >> Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT -12v motors  
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> >> The question is how much HP does a normal 110 V motor have, the one used on the buffing wheel that you wish to replicate.  Find a dc motor of equivalent horsepower and you will have a pretty much equivalent grinder.  The dc motor will have different characteristics under load (shunt or series fed (bunches of gobbledegook that is not that important to someone who just wants to use it<G>), but overall should provide you with a pleasurable tool.  
> >> 
> >> Now the real problem is where are you going to get that amount of current.
> >> 
> >> All the best
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of peter fels
> >> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 1:33 AM
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> >> Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT -12v motors
> >> 
> >> What about a radiator fan motor Jerry?
> >> Or a small starter with the extra stuff removed ?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Jun 19, 2011, at 5:06 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:
> >> 
> >>> I don't think so but maybe, if you got one off a bus or similar large rig 
> >>> that needed to move a lot of air over a large space. It might be worth 
> >>> checking around but just following James' suggestion to but from a surplus 
> >>> outfit would be more certain.
> >>> 
> >>> Jer
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> >>> From: "Bob Smolen" <boka at mwt.net>
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> >>> Subject: [TheForge] OT -12v motors
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>> I would like to run a buffing wheel for sharpening off a 12v motor. Would
> >>>> the motor for an auto heater or something else from a junk auto be 
> >>>> suitable
> >>>> for the task?
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Bob
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