What to do with a motor?
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Here is one where you can make a fan, it calls for 3V but you could just modify it for the motor you have. Fan Project
Well like George suggested - you can use it to make a fan... Or if you are into RC it would be great for a small Run-About boat or some type of utility watercraft... You can gear it down and make a lazy-Susan (turntable) for a display... Or maybe even a mini drill-press... Do a quick web search and see what others are doing with similar motors...
That's exactly what I was thinking 
Once I get all my materials I'll make updates. For now we play the waiting game
Edit: I just hooked this thing up to a 12V battery and man does it take off .-. I had it resting on my table and the nano second this thing got power, it jumped right off and went straight to the floor. Luckily it didn't break. Maybe I won't go to 18V after all... I don't think I'm going to need that much power.
Does anyone know where I can get the part that goes on the end so I can put drill bits onto it? I think it's called the chuck, or something.
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Once I get all my materials I'll make updates. For now we play the waiting gameEdit: I just hooked this thing up to a 12V battery and man does it take off .-. I had it resting on my table and the nano second this thing got power, it jumped right off and went straight to the floor. Luckily it didn't break. Maybe I won't go to 18V after all... I don't think I'm going to need that much power.
Does anyone know where I can get the part that goes on the end so I can put drill bits onto it? I think it's called the chuck, or something.
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If you are going to make a mini drill press out of this I would suggest using the 18 volt power supply and rigging yourself a potentiometer to make it variable speed... yes the part you are talking about is a "chuck" and you might be able to find one at Micro-Mark (www.micromark.com) or Harbor Freight (www.harborfreight.com)... Also do a search on the web for micro drill chucks... Good luck and post pics of the completed project...
Thanks for those links, I'll see what I can find. I've never used a potentiometer so I'd have to rely on videos and your guys help to make that work. But why would I need a protentiometer? All drill presses run at one speed. Also, I'm going to be using a 9V power source and if I find that it isn't enough power, I'll switch up to 18V. After all, I'm just drilling into a PCB.
I looked on Mico Mark and found this micro chuck with a 1/8" shank. I need a 1/16" shank There isn't one on this site, or Harbor Freight Maybe I could add something onto my motors shaft so it will fit?
I looked on Mico Mark and found this micro chuck with a 1/8" shank. I need a 1/16" shank
There isn't one on this site, or Harbor Freight Maybe I could add something onto my motors shaft so it will fit?
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Update: I got a new motor that came from a 12V Coleman Inflator/Deflator that plugs into a vehicle. Now I can buy a 1/8" chuck, correct? Or do I still need something else in order to add the chuck? I'll find the motor specs later. Sorry for low image quality. I used my phone. I also took off the brass copper thing on the end. I'm hoping to have it look something like this
Edit: Added in some better pictures.
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Update: I got a new motor that came from a 12V Coleman Inflator/Deflator that plugs into a vehicle. Now I can buy a 1/8" chuck, correct? Or do I still need something else in order to add the chuck? I'll find the motor specs later. Sorry for low image quality. I used my phone. I also took off the brass copper thing on the end. I'm hoping to have it look something like this
Edit: Added in some better pictures.
Edit: Added in some better pictures.
BTW that setup above looks great...
Update: I got a new motor that came from a 12V Coleman Inflator/Deflator that plugs into a vehicle. Now I can buy a 1/8" chuck, correct? Or do I still need something else in order to add the chuck? I'll find the motor specs later. Sorry for low image quality. I used my phone. I also took off the brass copper thing on the end. I'm hoping to have it look something like this
Edit: Added in some better pictures.
Edit: Added in some better pictures.
How about a chuck like this?
A great find indeed, and now that we've solved my powering issue, we can move on to the structure of it.
Any ideas of how I could build the image I posted above?
Any ideas of how I could build the image I posted above?
I would be happy to draw the design out on either cad or drafting table if you like. I can look at that picture and have a good idea of dimensions, the design is simple, and you could get rid of some of the decorations like the knob on the handle that would just run costs up. Let me know if you want the help, I can get it done this week and post it here. I will look some more online today for an inexpensive place to get the parts needed.
Justin,
Here is another option from Sears. This press is for a dremel tool but I am sure it could be modified. Unless you can get the steel from free I don't think you could build one cheaper than this at $32.
Here is another option from Sears. This press is for a dremel tool but I am sure it could be modified. Unless you can get the steel from free I don't think you could build one cheaper than this at $32.