Powertool racing. ON topic.

[Robatoy]

[RayV]

Finally a use for my RotoZip.

[SonomaProducts.com]

Cool!

If one of those jumped the track that could be dangerous. Can you say missing toes.

It reminds me of my first wood job in a cheapo furniture factory. We used to have belt sander races on Fridays when the boss would by beer and pizza for the mostly underaged an d 1/2 illegal crew.

Ah, the good ole days.

Robatoy wrote:

[bent]

Anybody confess to seeing a tablesaw flip and move around on the ground? I haven't.

[Tom Watson]

We raced belt sanders by hooking them to a switched outlet.

I'll admit that I cheated by dewinding the motor on my 3x24 Rockwell.

That was a screamin' bitch of a racer...for a few races...(rip)...

Regards,

Tom Watson

tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)

[Joe Gorman]

Joe

[Leon]

Remove some of the windings off of the armature.

[CW]

Increases the current through the motor making it faster.

[Robatoy]

Making it hotter too... hence the short life Tom alluded to.

Sortakinda like a Quad 405 power amplifier...sounded great for 2 minutes prior to destruction.

[Pat Barber]

[Joe Gorman]

Well, mine is an old Craftsman from when the name meant more than the front end for a credit card, but it's still working on the rare occasion I need one. Have to use a motor not already equipped with a drive system. Joe