[Jewelry making - Article 00086] - Re: [Orchid] Retrofitted a motor to a rolling mill?

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    yes but it's  kinda complicated. you need to have a reducer gear to
    increase torque from your  motor to mill. then you have to build a
    pulley set up to attach in place of your hand crank. it requires a
    lot of machinist type work. then you rig up various mounting jigs to
    apply pressure to your belt system. one way is to hinge you motor
    plate and weight the motor.  you then put a belt that is short
    enough to suspend the motor - the weight tensions the pulley on the
    motor. the down side is you wear the bearing out faster too. I did
    this at a time when my own time was not accounted for. Truthfully in
    my mind you will spend way more time and money than it's worth to
    mechanize your mill. A far simpler approach would be to price your
    work a little higher and let the factory people make your sheet and
    wire.  Keep the mill around to make small runs out of stock. I
    usually keep about every 4th size in silver wire and plate and just
    run out any between sizes if I need them before I can get it
    delivered. 

Talk to you later   Dave Otto



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