Thread: Washing Machine Motor and Pump

If you have a shed, rip them out and stick them on the shelf.
Thats what sheds are for.
I keep meaning to make one into a sander but havent got to it yet.
What ever you do, get a pro to wire it up for ya.

Don't forget to keep the Starting capacitor which is normally inside the guts of the machine somewhere and not mounted on the motor.

Some washer motors are 2 speed which could be handy.

I had one on my first h/m woodlathe. With a 4 step pulley the 2 speed motor gave me 8 speeds.

Originally Posted by forunna

If you have a shed, rip them out and stick them on the shelf.
Thats what sheds are for.
I keep meaning to make one into a sander but havent got to it yet.
What ever you do, get a pro to wire it up for ya.

If you'rve got the room why not,
Had two or three once , kept buying the same brand "Simpson " so I actually did use some as spares.
Kept the motor pump from a dishwasher once was going to make a patrs cleaner 5 years later gave it to a mate who did make one , it can all come in handy.

Yes, in principle they can come handy. I never discard any and have inherited many electrical bits and pieces from dad, but I do not have his level of expertise and have not done much with them yet.

This might be the major challenge for you: just building up enough knowledge to solve the mechanical problems of fitting them to a different machine than the one they were designed for, know whether they can do what you want and, if so, how they need to be wired so that they work as you want them to, requires a substantial investment of your time. If that is not where you see your life going, it might not be worth it. Otherwise, it is a nice skill to have. Good luck!

I've got an old washing machine in my shed and I am planning on using the motor to make a disc sander (I still need to check the HP and RPM on this one, but I've heard that they are just about right to hook directly up to a disc without gearing).

I've got a PDF of plans to make a pretty good looking home made disc sander. PM me if you want a copy.

Cheers,
Nathan.

Try this: http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...992#post121992
Cheers
Graeme

The possibilities are endless....but very time consuming as well.

Firstly, I would suggest that you investigate the specs of the motor. Is it two, variable or single speed? This can limit what you can do with it or whether you need to add gears (more than you thought anyway).

All of the suggestions made here are valid ones, but I would suggest that rather than just making a disc sander or put it into a lathe, make it into a module which can have a disc sander attached, then remove that and attach the lathe...clear as mud?

Fletcher

Keep it. If you can't work out what to use it for and you throw it out, you can be sure you will find what you could have used for it within a few days!
Wish I had kept one now to pump water from my tank.

I've had a motor for ages, nearly chucked it

Where do you buy the face plate

Originally Posted by Howdya do that

Where do you buy the face plate

Hare & Forbes used to have lots of odds & sods for attaching to electric motors. Try wandering there for inspiration.

Originally Posted by I_wanna_Shed

I've got a PDF of plans to make a pretty good looking home made disc sander. PM me if you want a copy.

Cheers,
Nathan.

yeah, i'll PM you soon. Thanx

Originally Posted by graemet

Try this: www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?p=121992#post121992
Cheers
Graeme

Thanx for the link Graeme. i will check it out later, the pic i saw first up looks good

Originally Posted by Howdya do that

Where do you buy the face plate

make one

Originally Posted by forunna

I keep meaning to make one into a sander but havent got to it yet.
What ever you do, get a pro to wire it up for ya.

A disc sander sounds like the way to go.
my brother should be able to wire it up and if not, i can get a sparky

Originally Posted by echnidna

Don't forget to keep the Starting capacitor

ok

Thanx guys

Well, I started to pull the washing machine apart and was mildly surpirsed. I was expecting to have to only un screw a few things and it would be done...But of course it wasn't that simple.

I got everything electrcal off it and i dont know what is what but everything is off and i can figure all the other stuff out later

But half the motor is still on the bottom of the barrel thingo that the clothes go in. I cant figure out how to get it off and seeing as though its been over two hours since I started and I'm getting rather hungry and thirsty I called it quits for the night and I might try to finish it tommorrow otherwise it will have to wait till next week sometime.

The disc sander ( I have decided that this is what it shall be ) will be made during the holidays or after the SC if I get time.

cheers

Originally Posted by ss_11000

... half the motor is still on the bottom of the barrel thingo that the clothes go in. I cant figure out how to get it off ...

Get a bigger hammer