Recent content by mbsilvia

What he^^ said, or what LXcam said, or you could snag a free treadmill off craigslist, steal the motor (usually 1.5-3.5hp) and run an scr controller/bridge rectifier to power it. This is the "ghetto" way of powering this type of dc motor, but it works surprisingly well. It would help mounting...

Thank you for the heads up!

Hello friends, Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Mike, and I'm from Anacortes, Washington. I am a 100% tool junkie. I am a hobby machinist, blacksmith, fabricator, car builder, and refuse to pay someone to build of fix something I know I can do myself. I run a small paintless dent repair...