A very well thought out, tidy, and functional design. If you ever wanted some sound dampening for the inside of the motor casing a single sheet of an automotive self-adhesive dampener pad for use inside body skins like Evercoat 100116 Q-Pad would be enough for several of these motor boxes. If you use heavier mirrored balls you may eventually find that the rotisserie bearing 45 lb. load rating was for a radial load, i.e. perpendicular to the shaft and it has a lower axial load rating i.e. for loads in the same direction as the shaft only 1/8 as much (somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 the static load, which is itself around 1/2 the spinning load) (the weight of the mirror ball is multiplied by the bearing race angle acting like a wedge and squeezing the ball bearings with greater force than the weight, and the allowed load is lower when left stopped). If this became an issue, try a replacing the output shaft ball bearings with deep groove ball bearings (they do better with axial loads) or modify your basic design to add a thrust bearing to the low RPM gear box to pick up the axial load, or add the thrust bearing to the shaft on a collar and take up the axial load on the enclosure instead of the gearbox.
In a completely silent environment the gear motor is slightly audible but within a general ambient environment they cannot be heard. I suppose you could line the inside of the case with 1/2 to 1 inch felt insulation for sound proofing if needed in special applications.
Great job my man. I think this works great if you use foam core balls, but I think plastic core balls might be more of a challenge. Makes me want to sell my plastic core balls and buy chauvet's version, (foam core). easier and lighter.
DJ.....did you have to drill the shaft before sliding the bolt in? Or did your shaft just slide out of the motor? It appears I will need to take apart the motor to remove the shaft? Thank you!! Andy
Hey I appreciate your video. We made one of these and our light had rubber instead of Styrofoam and the motor sounds like it is strained and the rod through the ball seems to sway. Any ideas friend?
djtrevorowens Im not familiar with the "rubber" core mirror balls. As far as the motor sounding as if its straining that's fairly normal with rotisserie motors as they have gearing for heavy loads and the gearing can make some mild noises. When you say the ball is swaying is it loose on the rod or at the motor connection?
djtrevorowens No they didnt sway but if I were to put them on a truss I would probably put a small bungie cord across the base to prevent possible tipping if someone bumped the truss.
20 inches. As long as you can secure your base it will work. These rotisserie motors are plenty strong!! We will be selling these later this year. Just have not had time to get them assembled!
A very well thought out, tidy, and functional design.
If you ever wanted some sound dampening for the inside of the motor casing a single sheet of an automotive self-adhesive dampener pad for use inside body skins like Evercoat 100116 Q-Pad would be enough for several of these motor boxes.
If you use heavier mirrored balls you may eventually find that the rotisserie bearing 45 lb. load rating was for a radial load, i.e. perpendicular to the shaft and it has a lower axial load rating i.e. for loads in the same direction as the shaft only 1/8 as much (somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 the static load, which is itself around 1/2 the spinning load) (the weight of the mirror ball is multiplied by the bearing race angle acting like a wedge and squeezing the ball bearings with greater force than the weight, and the allowed load is lower when left stopped). If this became an issue, try a replacing the output shaft ball bearings with deep groove ball bearings (they do better with axial loads) or modify your basic design to add a thrust bearing to the low RPM gear box to pick up the axial load, or add the thrust bearing to the shaft on a collar and take up the axial load on the enclosure instead of the gearbox.
This is awesome
Great video.. bro gonna try and make this
In a completely silent environment the gear motor is slightly audible but within a general ambient environment they cannot be heard. I suppose you could line the inside of the case with 1/2 to 1 inch felt insulation for sound proofing if needed in special applications.
Great idea!
Great job my man. I think this works great if you use foam core balls, but I think plastic core balls might be more of a challenge. Makes me want to sell my plastic core balls and buy chauvet's version, (foam core). easier and lighter.
DJ.....did you have to drill the shaft before sliding the bolt in? Or did your shaft just slide out of the motor? It appears I will need to take apart the motor to remove the shaft? Thank you!! Andy
Great idea
How much would you sell an already made one. I'm too lazy and not as handy to make one
Hi ! Have you started selling these yet ? Thanks
Hey I appreciate your video. We made one of these and our light had rubber instead of Styrofoam and the motor sounds like it is strained and the rod through the ball seems to sway. Any ideas friend?
djtrevorowens Im not familiar with the "rubber" core mirror balls. As far as the motor sounding as if its straining that's fairly normal with rotisserie motors as they have gearing for heavy loads and the gearing can make some mild noises. When you say the ball is swaying is it loose on the rod or at the motor connection?
Thanks for the reply. Did the ones you make maybe sway ? Or did you do something to prevent that? I love this video!
djtrevorowens No they didnt sway but if I were to put them on a truss I would probably put a small bungie cord across the base to prevent possible tipping if someone bumped the truss.
thanks friend keep up the good work
Thanks !
Cool.
Thanks Jammin' DJs
that is cool
how big is your ball?? my ball is a 2 foot ball so was wondering if its too big for this setup?
20 inches. As long as you can secure your base it will work. These rotisserie motors are plenty strong!! We will be selling these later this year. Just have not had time to get them assembled!
hi are you selling these motor
how many inch is the shaft?
how many inch is the shaft?