• Mike

    01/03/2020 at 17:16 • 0 comments

    Hi,

    I have just acquired a small motor from an old washing machine, which I am intending to use in building an upright floor mounted sanding machine.

    The motor is a Amica AWB510LW Washing Machine Motor, Long brushes. Welling HXGN1L.60

    The construction of the frame itself I have no problem with, but the motor seems to be giving me a headache as far as how on earth do I reduce the rotation speed?

    This motor currently runs at 17000 rpm, now that's a lot of rpm's and I require around 1200 rpm? (I stand to be corrected here) for an upright belt sander.

    Is anyone able to assist me as far as the wiring (to the power source) and speed reduction is concerned as I feel I am at a loss here.

    Many thanks,

    Mike

  • Inventor and innovator

    01/02/2020 at 14:36 • 0 comments

    Hi all!

    Great to be a part of this community to share and possibly lend a helping hand in return for some interesting assistance with my projects.

    Some of which are from the sublime to the ridiculous and in some sense could one day be advantageous to our community.

    My one great downfall is wiring up various DIY machinery and no-matter how simple a particular project may seem, I still somehow manage to blow myself up! (lol) particularly with more intricate projects.

    My ideas are relatively smart ones, they work as intended, that's when I have the wiring correct!

    Would be great if someone could point me in the right direction.

    Thank you once again and looking forward to being a part of this community.