Hi all,
I'm looking to start a wee home project and need some advice on...well everything really. The project is to build a small benchtop lathe for building fishing rods, so I need to put together a motor that's capable of turning a small chuck at variable speeds. Ideally I'd like to set it up so that the motor could be operated with a pedal at speeds of 0-100 rpm for wrapping the rods, a set speed of somewhere between 5-10 rpm to turn them while the varnish dries (for 8 hours or so!) and be mains powered (I'm in the UK so that's 240v AC). The chuck will be belt driven off the motor well, and as it's just for fishing rods it shouldn't require masses of torque, enough to turn 1-2kgs should be more than ample.
I'm sure there must be a relatively simple solution to this but it's been a few years since I did any electronics so am struggling to even start! If anyone could point me in the right direction or give any hints tips or advice I'd really appreciate it!
I'm looking to start a wee home project and need some advice on...well everything really. The project is to build a small benchtop lathe for building fishing rods, so I need to put together a motor that's capable of turning a small chuck at variable speeds. Ideally I'd like to set it up so that the motor could be operated with a pedal at speeds of 0-100 rpm for wrapping the rods, a set speed of somewhere between 5-10 rpm to turn them while the varnish dries (for 8 hours or so!) and be mains powered (I'm in the UK so that's 240v AC). The chuck will be belt driven off the motor well, and as it's just for fishing rods it shouldn't require masses of torque, enough to turn 1-2kgs should be more than ample.
I'm sure there must be a relatively simple solution to this but it's been a few years since I did any electronics so am struggling to even start! If anyone could point me in the right direction or give any hints tips or advice I'd really appreciate it!