Re: Sewing machine motor

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Original poster: "Gary Peterson by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <glpeterson-at-tfcbooks-dot-com>

John,

I use a magnetic reed switch to trigger my electromechanical counter.  This
involves mounting a permanent magnet on one of the winder's form end-pieces.

Gary


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Subject: Sewing machine motor


 >
 > Original poster: "John Richardson by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jprich-at-up-dot-net>
 >
 > Hi,
 >
 > Have any of you guys made a coil winder out of a sewing machine motor with
 > the foot controller?  I was hoping to further reduce the already variable
 > speed thru pulleys.  (Or did I just waste my money?)
 > Secondly, I also purchased a resettable electromechanical counter to keep
 > track of form revolutions.  Anyone have any hints for me?
 > Thanks,
 > John Richardson
 >
 >