My powered bead roller!

[mark8040]

Mix a little Harbor Freight, eBay, Grainger etc....

The speed seems slow when doing straight lines and a little fast when doing corners so I guess the speed is about right. The foot controlled switch makes it alot easier to control.

--Mark

[Tisdelski]

hi mark,
i saw your pics and was wondering if you can be a bit more specific on the motor (speed, ac , dc, universal , reversible ?), and the footpedal ?

thanks, gary

[mark8040]

Sure Gary.

I picked the motor and switch up on eBay. The motor is a 1/3 hp Dayton Max-Torq Gearmotor model 2Z842. It had a brake on it that I took off. It may have been a good idea to leave it on. It is a split phase AC motor that is reversible. It turns at 40 rpm. The switch is a Cutler-Hammer Type DB1 motor direction controller.

I bought the pulleys, belt and foot switch at Grainger. The pulleys are 8" on the roller and 2" on the gear motor with a 1/2" belt. The foot control switch is part number 5X361.

I welded a backbone on the Harbor Freight bead roller based on what I had read here about flexing.

It needs wheels because it's heavy!!

[Peter Miles]

Mark,

Nice project, nice pictures, nice post, good explanation!

[1969robinhood]

Great work Mark!!

Thank you for sharing with us!

as peter said...nice pics and info...

[roger n cindy]

really nice information. really easy to follow post. good clear pictures. are you one of us or one of the other guys ( u know the ones we steal from guys ) ?
sometimes things look so good they blind my judgment.

roger , president and ceo Bugly tools and Services


Bugly tools we steal from the other guy and pass the savings on to you

[Tisdelski]

hi mark ,
thanks for your explanations, is the footpedal a variable speed type?

thanks, gary

[CCWKen]

Nice Job!

The design looks vaguely familiar.

[FriarTuck]

Nice work Mark, what guage metal can you work OK with it. You trussed up the plate pretty good, so much be really stout, no flex. I would have thought that it would go a little faster straight, and a little slower on curves, just because you would be driving harder in a curve (more drag) than on a straight run.
Thanks for sharing the pictures and the info.

Tuck

[Boogiemanz1]

Rick, I think he means that the speed it travels seems slow on a straight run and is a bit fast for doing corners, I don't think the motor actually changes speeds.............john