[Newbie] DC motor education

[Nigel123]

Made a mistake the X axis gear is smaller maybe 4 to 1 so it doesnt stick above the table

 

[Bi11Hudson]

Thought this might be good food for thought, David. I like his solution, it's quite simple.

An elegant modification, to say the least. And not all that difficult to build. The only difference I would add is to use a 12 point socket allowing engagement every 30 degrees instead of 60.

With all that said, it is still a dog clutch. Not as obvious, but a dog clutch none the less.. I will maintain my opinion that a friction clutch would be a better solution in the long term. As in the motor can be engaged at any position. Not necessary to run the motor until it can engage.

 

[aliva]

DavidR8 check Princess Auto they have loads of wiper motors cheap. I put one on my snow blower to raise and lower the chute