Carousel Mechanism
A friend of the wife who does a lot of machine embroidery recently purchased plans for a 12" carousel. She has been looking for a mechanism to power it (think music box mechanism?). Does anyone have any thoughts on where to find such a device? Errol Groff |
Errol Groff wrote:
A friend of the wife who does a lot of machine embroidery recently purchased plans for a 12" carousel. She has been looking for a mechanism to power it (think music box mechanism?). Does anyone have any thoughts on where to find such a device? Errol Groff If it doesn't have to be spring powered I'd think about scrounging around the surplus houses for a line voltage operated "timing motor", they were made in many snail paced rotational speeds. The bearings and shafts in them are strong enough so that you could directly rest a reasonably well balanced lightweight mini carousel right on it. They used to Be $12 items new, but I guess the transition to electronic timing of everything has turned them into "replacement items" these days, because I just Googled around and some manufacturers are showing list prices above $100 for them now, Shoosh!. But, H&R has a 10 RPM one which might fill the bill if wifey will accept line powering her carousel: http://www.herbach.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HAR&Product_Cod e=H1-08 HTH, Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) "As long as there are final exams, there will be prayer in public schools" |
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:27:02 GMT, Errol Groff
wrote: A friend of the wife who does a lot of machine embroidery recently purchased plans for a 12" carousel. She has been looking for a mechanism to power it (think music box mechanism?). Does anyone have any thoughts on where to find such a device? What speed, what load, is electric OK? I see stuff like this every now and then at AxMan surplus -- including music box mechanisms. |
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:27:02 GMT, Errol Groff
wrote: A friend of the wife who does a lot of machine embroidery recently purchased plans for a 12" carousel. She has been looking for a mechanism to power it (think music box mechanism?). Does anyone have any thoughts on where to find such a device? Errol Groff I think I remember Surplus Center having some watch display case mechanisms. I don't see it on their site though. Might be worth giving them a call. http://www.surpluscenter.com/sort.as...h=gear%20motor Here are some nice new ones http://www.barnardltd.com/$spindb.query.theme.tdview.40.google.commercial_di splay_motors bottom of the page, $65 Wayne |
The big box hobby shops, Michael's and Hobby Lobby around here, stock
music box mechanisms with various tunes. Pick one, bolt it in. -- Fred R ________________ Drop TROU to email. |
Go to Goodwill and get an electric can opener and pull the motor out of it.
The last one I got cost me $2... Or the motor from an electric alarm clock - $.75 for the last one I bought... Or even a music box, I think I saw one for about $4, but it was a wind up one... "Errol Groff" wrote in message ... A friend of the wife who does a lot of machine embroidery recently purchased plans for a 12" carousel. She has been looking for a mechanism to power it (think music box mechanism?). Does anyone have any thoughts on where to find such a device? Errol Groff |
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:27:02 GMT, Errol Groff
wrote: A friend of the wife who does a lot of machine embroidery recently purchased plans for a 12" carousel. She has been looking for a mechanism to power it (think music box mechanism?). Does anyone have any thoughts on where to find such a device? Errol Groff Microwave turntable motor? Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
Try Surplus Center, or a bar-b-que rotisserie.
Tony "Errol Groff" wrote in message ... A friend of the wife who does a lot of machine embroidery recently purchased plans for a 12" carousel. She has been looking for a mechanism to power it (think music box mechanism?). Does anyone have any thoughts on where to find such a device? Errol Groff |
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:52:01 -0600, Don Foreman
wrote: On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:27:02 GMT, Errol Groff wrote: A friend of the wife who does a lot of machine embroidery recently purchased plans for a 12" carousel. She has been looking for a mechanism to power it (think music box mechanism?). Does anyone have any thoughts on where to find such a device? What speed, what load, is electric OK? I see stuff like this every now and then at AxMan surplus -- including music box mechanisms. Today, AxMan had 11.4 RPM and 4.8 RPM motors, one was $3 and the other $3.95. There were others (like 1 RPH) as well.... No spring-run motors today. If you'd like one of these, zing me an email and I'll pick one up for you. Figure another 3 bux or so for USPS postage. |
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