David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 1/15/2009 10:30 AM Norminn spake thus:

I have a fabric dyeing project in mind where I want the fabric to be
removed gradually from the dye bath. My thought is to tack the fabric
to a dowel, suspended with nylon or cotton line and wind the line
onto the stem of the motor or some sort of spool. I don't want to
spend much and it would be ideal if the motor had adjustable slow
RPM's. Would be okay if I could scavenge from something easy to
find.


Here are my links to places that sell gearmotors:

http://www.surpluscenter.com/sort.as...08112017294502

http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm/.../subsection/18
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a...-Motors/1.html

http://www.surplustraders.net/a/0184.shtml


Gee.....I saw one possibility (gadget gurus would get to the right item
more quickly). I had not
remembered that there are still clocks with hands. Just a couple of
months ago, I made a new
wall clock for the kitchen. Is a battery clock motor strong enough?
Would a cheap electrical
clock be more or less strong? I guestimate the weight of the wet fabric
to be no more than a
pound, but I don't know about pulleys and torque and all that stuff.