[Jewelry making - Article 01636] - Re: [Orchid] Hanging motor or a bench motor?

[richard hart]

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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). 

    On the far right corner of my bench at the front edge is a 3 "
    diameter disc with a threaded hole for 1" plumbing pipe screwed to
    the top with four screws. Screwed into the base plate is a 3 1/2
    foot long piece with a 90 degree elbow with a 1 foot long pipe
    screwed into that. Wires wrapped around the pipe and hang down that
    the flex shaft hangs by that you can adjust the height to where you
    need it. The way this is done allows great flexibility to position
    the flexshafts exactly where you want them, as the vertical pipe can
    be turned any way you need it. I took a flat piece of 3/16 by 1/2
    inc= stock, made a right angle of about one inch, drilled a hole in
    the short part and screwed it to the pipe about 9 inches above my
    desk, a pliers rack, all my pliers are within easy reach and I can
    see all of them at once. Picture is available if needed. 

Richard Hart
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