Auto Feed (The Shed)

Hello Peps, Just another little upgrade for The Shed. in this one were fitting a car wiper motor to my mill so I can have a power feed for long cuts,
and as you can tell from the video I change my design a few times just as it develops,
I'm really happy with how it ended up. but I still need a bigger power supply 6a isn't quite enough, but works just fine for now..

[@terrygriss4132]

Im making a power feed for my x2 mini mill.the clutch and drive will be 3/4 inch hex bar threaded on the table leadscrew and a 19mm socket with a cross pin fixed on the motor end.

[@wildgoobsid5]

Oh oh h h , no safety glasses! Ouch. A trip to the ER eventually.

[@RobisonRacing68]

I like watching metal work. :)

[@zombieprinting2670]

well done. You really had me until the tig came out, now I need to spend more $$ haha

[@OneManEngineering]

Well done Andrew,
Subbed.
Greg

[@carlmcferran9371]

I did this on my mill, easy job to do, but found it toooooo slow in both directions,so took it off and fitted a proper Bridgeport type drive, much better job

[@carlmcferran9371]

The wiper motor ALSO got very, very hot within 30 seconds of use, so hot I could not even touch it.

[@carlmcferran9371]

By the way these wiper motors will TAKE 24volts as well as 12volts with no problems

[@terrygriss4132]

@@carlmcferran9371 yep I'm running 19 volts through mine for more speed with no problems.

[@steveb936]

Nice, Ive been looking at a load of different designs this one is best, what make is your dro ?

[@AndrewBoulton]

Hello Thank-you for the comment 👍🏻
My DRO is just a Chinese one from Banggood. Its held up well and surprisingly accurate.

[@patricklucki5368]

I have the same motor and have 18v in it, no problems. I have tried 24v, seems to work fine. I would think if your using it for long periods of milling it might get hot

[@AndrewBoulton]

Thats great stuff thank-you for the info 👍🏻

[@tomschmutz4179]

Could you elaborate more on the controller parts. Thanks. Tom

[@AndrewBoulton]

Hello Tom thank-you for watching. This is the controller I used but it is just a generic 12v one. DC Motor Speed Controller DC 12-60V 40A PWM Speed Control Regulator DC Variable Frequency Driver - CW CCW Reversible Switch amzn.eu/d/cBOu29L

[@tomschmutz4179]

@@AndrewBoulton I was wanting more info on the on/off black switch for controller to keep motor from getting hot. It looks more elaborate than a simple on/off toggle switch. I’m also having trouble finding the 300x220x120 enclosure here in US, but still looking. Thanks

[@wyndhamdufty7855]

😅😅.