[SEL] Re: Solenoid engine enquiry

[bill at antique-engines.com]

I built a solenoid motor for extra credit school project - that tells ya
how many years ago.
I wound the coil by hand, and used erector set metal parts for much of the
rest. That baby would really run great on one of those 1.5v phone
batteries like used to be available.
I think I still have the coil I wound laying around somewhere.

I'd saved some old car solenoids - the types used for opening the trunk,
or for the idle solenoid on the carb. Figured one day I'd make one out of
one of them and use 12v.

Guys (or gals, sorry) who have REAL talent could make one that actually
looks decent, too - machine some of the parts, etc. I just did the Red
Green thing - used whatever was laying around and made it work.

Bill

> Hi Dave,
>
> Thanks for posting the info on the Solenoid motors.
>
> I DID ask once about making small motors using doorbell coils.
>
> I've been reading the past e-mails and not realizing that this might be
> what I was asking about.
>
> I've looked at your Webshots and these are very similar to what I wanted.
>
> Thanks for posting.
>
>  Joe "Pip" Betz said that.
>  jlb94 at juno.com - - - www.oldengine.org/members/betz
>   ,-._,-.      http://community.webshots.com/user/pipbetz
>   \/)"(\/         "The big fish always get away -
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