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I was thinking of mounting two parallel shafts about 20" long, in a frame, horizontally in bearings. I want to find four rubber bushings (or 'tires') about 2" in diameter that I can press onto the shafts (2 on each shaft) that the bucket will turn on.
I want to find a similar 'tire' to put on the motor shaft, and mount it on a pivot so that the weight of the motor causes the bushing to ride on the bucket causing it to spin. I have a 400 RPM motor, so a 2" tire running a 10" diameter bucket will result in a 1:5 reduction, so 80RPM on the bucket. I do woodworking, so I'll make the frame from wood, and make an octagonal wooden 'tube' to fit inside the bucket for agitation (if someone has a better idea, pipe up).
I'll put a couple of round steel posts sticking up from the frame to limit the x-axis travel of the bucket while it spins.
It'll look like this:
I figure that this design eliminates a complex series of pulleys and belts.
I'm having a hard time finding the 'tires' though.
I was thinking of mounting two parallel shafts about 20" long, in a frame, horizontally in bearings. I want to find four rubber bushings (or 'tires') about 2" in diameter that I can press onto the shafts (2 on each shaft) that the bucket will turn on.
I want to find a similar 'tire' to put on the motor shaft, and mount it on a pivot so that the weight of the motor causes the bushing to ride on the bucket causing it to spin. I have a 400 RPM motor, so a 2" tire running a 10" diameter bucket will result in a 1:5 reduction, so 80RPM on the bucket. I do woodworking, so I'll make the frame from wood, and make an octagonal wooden 'tube' to fit inside the bucket for agitation (if someone has a better idea, pipe up).
I'll put a couple of round steel posts sticking up from the frame to limit the x-axis travel of the bucket while it spins.
It'll look like this:
I figure that this design eliminates a complex series of pulleys and belts.
I'm having a hard time finding the 'tires' though.
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