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Watchman · October 1, 2000, 08:46 PM

You can make one.

A friend of mine gave me a 1 horse motor. I used a 16 " PVC heavy walled pipe and used 3 1/4" plexigalss paddels that I screwed with wood screws. I had to experiment with a pulley set up on the motor to get the speed right, it now turns about 60 rpm. I used 2 rubber O rings to drive the pulleys and set the drum on 2 half inch aluminum rods one of which was driven by the pulley from the motor. I built an aluminum framework to bring it all together and then screwed this to a piece of plywood and put 2 handles on it to make it more portable.It works well and I have no money in it as I used 4 1/2 inch bearings that I already had.

October 1, 2000, 08:46 PM	#7
Watchman Junior member Join Date: August 8, 2000 Location: ARKANSAS Posts: 484	You can make one. A friend of mine gave me a 1 horse motor. I used a 16 " PVC heavy walled pipe and used 3 1/4" plexigalss paddels that I screwed with wood screws. I had to experiment with a pulley set up on the motor to get the speed right, it now turns about 60 rpm. I used 2 rubber O rings to drive the pulleys and set the drum on 2 half inch aluminum rods one of which was driven by the pulley from the motor. I built an aluminum framework to bring it all together and then screwed this to a piece of plywood and put 2 handles on it to make it more portable.It works well and I have no money in it as I used 4 1/2 inch bearings that I already had.