Not Much Of A Project Yet

[Whyemier]

Bought this wiper motor on Ebay, good price and fast delivery, can't beat that. Still haven't checked to see if it runs but have taken their word on faith and have started to work with it.




I intend to make a quill drive (X axis) for the mill. Not much of a project yet but it's a start. (I meant Z axis, I can't tell my X from my Y/Z sometimes)



I just milled some of the un-necessaries from the top. Wanted to see if I could use the existing top or if I should machine another. I'm leaning toward machining a new plate for the top and incorporating it into the mount, whatever that ends up looking like, to attach the motor to the quill fine feed. Lot of questions and thoughts right now about how not as many answers but they'll come in time.

I talked to the 'Old Guy' (me calling him old???) about the wiring, he used to be an electrician. Well I guess he still is an electrician just a retired one. He told me what to try to wire the motor to a power supply. Made some other suggestions too. I think he's interested and wants to get involved. He saw the inside of my shop/shed the other day and has been kinda watching when I go in there. Hey, he's welcome anytime I'm there.

My next decision is how to mount the motor, that is, in parallel with the fine feed shaft or perpendicular. Depends on how I want to 'drive' the fine feed. With a belt, a chain or gearing.

 

[SWARFEATER]

however you decide to mount it, your going to need the gearbox that came with it. those motors spin kina fast. I use ford truck motors because they have small easy to work with gearboxes and even with that I had to gear one another 20 to 1 to use it on the table (x) feed on my mill. the wiper gearbox was already a 400 to one reduction, I don't see it working without it, unless you have a 8000 to 1 design in mind.

 

[Whyemier]

however you decide to mount it, your going to need the gearbox that came with it. those motors spin kina fast. I use ford truck motors because they have small easy to work with gearboxes and even with that I had to gear one another 20 to 1 to use it on the table (x) feed on my mill. the wiper gearbox was already a 400 to one reduction, I don't see it working without it, unless you have a 8000 to 1 design in mind.

Still have the gearing (one gear to work on the worm shaft) and can adapt it if necessary (I think it will be). Still more of a mental concept than a solid reality.

Thanks for the heads up.