Epoxy Dryer

I needed something to dry the epoxy on my spoons, jig heads, and poppers. I couldn't bring myself to spend $70 or so for a dryer so I made my own. I found a 15 rpm synchronous motor my father-in-law had lying around and put it to use. 2 L-brackets and a couple of pieces of 2x4 for the base. The shaft is a 1/4" nylon sleeve that I drilled and tapped. The holder is an old cd with two pieces of 6mm foam glued to the face. I then cut slits in the foam to hold the hooks. I used a 1/4" beveled faucet washer, epoxied to the cd, and a screw to mount it to the sleeve. The cup is for drying rods. The cup is the top of a bottle of clothes washing detergent and the insert is a peice of pool noddle. It holds the rod quite securely. It works pretty well for a machine made from parts just lying around the house. :D
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Jimmy

why not a cheap space heater from walmart or the local flea market.......but it is perty neat

Space heater wouldn't work. You have to keep the pieces moving to get the epoxy to dry evenly. Besides I'm in south Louisiana, a space heater would be pretty miserable during most of the year.

Nice! I have a rod winding motor and I need to make one of those. However, I am drying the threads on large saltwater jigs. I bought a piece of stiff foam at a hobby store and that was good for smaller stuff, but not for the larger jigs. I am going to a round plywod disc to hold the jigs.

Pete

Very inventive Jimbeaux. This is one I put together using a grill rotisserie motor,alligator clips and a tupperware bowl!

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Looks good Jim. What size are the hooks in you jigs?

Thanks Len I like yours as well. I had though of the rotisserie motor but mine died. The synchronous motor is smaller and quieter.
Hunter those are #2 Aberdeen hooks.

Jim

I did about the same thing, but my motor I think is not as blazing fast as yours, LOL! Nice and maybe I can improve mine too with some of your ideas.

Skip

That's putting what you have to work, I like what you did with it. Nice job and thanks for posting the pics along with your post. :)

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Originally Posted by Len

Very inventive Jimbeaux. This is one I put together using a grill rotisserie motor,alligator clips and a tupperware bowl!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...igHeads001.jpg

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Jimbeaux, I really like that setup but how did you explain the missing bowl????

Not bad at all for supplies lying around. Do you have any problem with the epozy coning at all?

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Originally Posted by cray

Jimbeaux, I really like that setup but how did you explain the missing bowl????

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Cray that's Len's set up. I wouldn't think of touching the wife's Tupperware.

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Originally Posted by Jimbeaux

Cray that's Len's set up. I wouldn't think of touching the wife's Tupperware.

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Sorry about the mix up Jim, but im like you if stole that bowl I wouldn't be able to use it for a while when my wife caught me.

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Originally Posted by cray

Sorry about the mix up Jim, but im like you if stole that bowl I wouldn't be able to use it for a while when my wife caught me.

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My excuse was for this bowl ...."The dog ate it"!!!!...LOL!!