hook/jig turner

[fish_4_any]

I would need 100 molds as I do this on many different hooks. Jig hooks, fly hooks, bait hooks, whatever I need for the application.

The largest gear diameter I saw was 44 milimeters, 4 centimeters or about an 1.75 inches. Getting close to big enough so I will look some more.

The best part is finding that motor! The RPMs are perfect, just need to find the gears and do some calculations so I keep the rotation speed at about 7-11 rpm.

I love all the input, gets me thinking in different ways to try and make this happen! Thanks everyone!!

[fish_4_any]

Does anyone have any experience with using the gears and similar motor with plastic and metal options for the gears?

[GrumpyLoomis]

I raced 1/10th scale r/c trucks for a long time. We all used plastic gears on steering units and they held up well in that environment. Steel and alloy gears were in our differentials and transmissions due to load stresses. For what you seem to be doing and it seems would basically be no load situations I would think plastic/neoprene gears would be all you would need.

[SuperDave336]

I too used to race 1/10 scale RC cars and trucks. I think the offerings in the RC world should work just fine.

[fish_4_any]

Sweet! Thank you both, plastic saves a lot of money especially starting out trying to make a working machine.

[DockShootinJack]

Plastic is more than strong enough for the mentioned application

[GrumpyLoomis]

Can't wait to see what you come up with. Good luck

[fish_4_any]

I will definitelly post my results here when I make it. Getting some lexan for the structure and getting close to finding the size gears I need.

[skeetbum]

I used a microwave oven turntable motor, somewhere between 8 and 16 rpm for my jig head turner, then repurposed it to turn rods while the epoxy on the winding set. Around $10 each when I bought mine and very adaptable.

[fish_4_any]

That's one possible configuration, the middle gear will much larger of course to give some space. The other idea would be the middle gear with 3 gears on each side with small gears in between to get them all to turn the same direction.



I will see if I can find a microwave turntable motor, had never thought about that as an option, could get one cheap from the local appliance repair place. I also found some rotisserie motors for fairly cheap that could work also.

Skeetbum, did you have to wire the motor anything special or just wire it to plug it in to the socket?