[Jewelry making - Article 01576] - Re: [Orchid] Hanging motor or a bench motor?

[Rick Copeland]

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>     Somewhere above your bench is a ceiling. Any of many threaded
>     hooks... 

    When I moved my shop to my garage, with open rafters, I was stymied
    on how to suspend my flexshaft from the ceiling (my preferred
    method). I solved the problem by placing a woodworkers bar clamp
    between the rafters. A bar clamp is made of 1/2 threaded gas pipe
    with a screw clamp on one end and a sliding clamp on the other. From
    that I have a bungee cord suspending the flexshaft. That way I have
    about 24" of side to side adjustment. Of course this depends on the
    direction the rafters run. For finished ceilings or rafters running
    in the other direction, you could attach two pieces of 2x4 flat on
    the ceiling to attach the bar clamp. Height is determined from the
    length of bungee cord which there are a plethora of lengths and
    anyone who does outside shows should already have a variety to choose
    from. I like the ribbon idea. I could implement that with my bar
    clamp. But I can't think of anytime when working at my bench when I'm
    not using my flexshaft... 

Rick Copeland
Silversmith and Lapidary Artisan
Rocky Mountain Wonders
Colorado Springs, Colorado
http://rockymountainwonders.com
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