Post by killioughtta on Sept 20, 2009 16:35:38 GMT 1
I just wanted to share my idea on mounting my Towerpro brushless motor (I know, I know, TP sucks, yadda yadda) onto my SC's firewall.
I knew I wanted to mount it to the firewall so I could keep the down-and-right angle on the shaft. I didn't have time to wait for a mount from HobbyCity or any other website and my LHS was too far to go during the week and I HAD to mount it. I also like the challenge so I searched wattflyer for help and stumbled upon this little post by one nifty dude.
So I went and got a 3/16 thick piece of plywood and a 1 inch thick by 1 1/8 inch long wooden dowel and got to work. I cut the plywood to fit over the holes on the firewall by placing the stock gearbox on the plywood and putting a dot where each screw goes and where the shaft should be then cutting out the shape with a utility knife. I pre-drilled the holes and sanded the edges.
The shaft comes all the way back but isn't flush with the aluminum back plate of the motor; it sticks out about 1/8 of an inch. That wouldn't work so I drilled a hole in front of the dowel so the shaft could spin freely; I put a bit of epoxy in and around the hole to prevent dust from damaging the motor and attached the dowel to the plywood with a single screw from the back and some epoxy.
the wooden mount attached to the SC's firewall.
You can see the hole on the dowel where the back of
the shaft spins; it has some epoxy on the surface.
I then attached the motor to the mount with three wood screws and Gorilla Glue. That glue foams up as it sets so I figure that will help dampen the vibration from the motor a bit. Done deal.
And here it is:
Link to the original post I got this idea from:
www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32125
I knew I wanted to mount it to the firewall so I could keep the down-and-right angle on the shaft. I didn't have time to wait for a mount from HobbyCity or any other website and my LHS was too far to go during the week and I HAD to mount it. I also like the challenge so I searched wattflyer for help and stumbled upon this little post by one nifty dude.
So I went and got a 3/16 thick piece of plywood and a 1 inch thick by 1 1/8 inch long wooden dowel and got to work. I cut the plywood to fit over the holes on the firewall by placing the stock gearbox on the plywood and putting a dot where each screw goes and where the shaft should be then cutting out the shape with a utility knife. I pre-drilled the holes and sanded the edges.
The shaft comes all the way back but isn't flush with the aluminum back plate of the motor; it sticks out about 1/8 of an inch. That wouldn't work so I drilled a hole in front of the dowel so the shaft could spin freely; I put a bit of epoxy in and around the hole to prevent dust from damaging the motor and attached the dowel to the plywood with a single screw from the back and some epoxy.
the wooden mount attached to the SC's firewall.
You can see the hole on the dowel where the back of
the shaft spins; it has some epoxy on the surface.
I then attached the motor to the mount with three wood screws and Gorilla Glue. That glue foams up as it sets so I figure that will help dampen the vibration from the motor a bit. Done deal.
And here it is:
Link to the original post I got this idea from:
www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32125
