Small winch motor

[ALEX BOWLINGParticipant @alexbowling24593]

[ALEX BOWLINGParticipant @alexbowling24593]

Hi all,

 

I am trying to lift 10KG around 6-12 inches every couple of weeks of which will end up 5 metres from the original lifting point…I am asuming I will be using wire on the winch

 

I am basically looking to get my hands on a small winch. The only ones I can find online are winches that start from 125KG of which are far to big and wont look good attached to the ceiling..

 

Today I contacted a motor specialist and have this one arriving tomorrow of which the tech guy said will do the trick as it needs to be geared so it can lift around 12 inches in several minutes.

 

https://catalog.precisionmicrodrives.com/order-parts/product/2a2-300-102mm-dc-gearmotor-89mm-type

 

The way I can sort of see me getting this to work (unless someone has seen a tiny winch thats off the shelf) is to fix it inside a metal adaptable box…slide some kind of shaft extension bar inside the box so it lines up with the original motors 8mm wide, 23.2mm long part flattened shaft, somehow fix it in place, put some kind of spool on the end of the protruding shaft (might only need the furthest end to have a spool as the metal adaptable box could act as the other end) fix a 5metre thin wire onto it and loop it over.

 

I dont know anyone locally who has a lathe etc so my only hope is to use affordable items that are off the shelf

 

[Martin WParticipant @martinw]

Alex

 

If you want help then it would be useful to know roughly where you are geographically.

 

Other reduction geared units, such as car windscreen wiper units or sun roof activators, can be purchased cheaply from Ebay and modified to perform various tasks including light winch units.

 

Cheers

 

Martin

 

PS

 

Cable drum diameter will affect speed of lift and max load limits. Another consideration is whether the unit being supplied has a plastic or metal gear train.

Edited By Martin W on 19/08/2011 00:58:30

[ALEX BOWLINGParticipant @alexbowling24593]

Hi Martin,

 

I am in England..ive had a look at windscreen wiper motors and electric car door window motors on Ebay etc but they all seem to have a pully on them for pulling a belt..im sure they could be modified though…for something this simple I thought there would be something pre-assembled off the shelf..ive been trying for 2 days now and probably spent 7-10 hours all over the net and asking on various forums.

 

Thanks

[Martin WParticipant @martinw]

Alex

 

Have sent you a PM.

 

Regards

 

Martin

[maurice bennieParticipant @mauricebennie99556]

Hi ALEX Have you thought of using a hand winch .I fixed one for our clothes line and it works ok .Go to MACHINE MART page 396 there is a selection of them and with a couple of pulleys it would work ,600 to2500 lbs

Good luck Maurice

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Hi Alex, don’t be too quick to give up on windscreen wiper motors. Put an extended shaft on the worm wheel, make, or obtain a small sprocket (10 12 tooth), that will fit a bike chain. Put a hook of some sort on one end of the chain, and you may need a counter weight on the other end, this is OK for a vertical lift, and is basicly what I use for lifting the 8″ chucks for my lathe. Ian S C

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