HELP!: What does Harbor Frieght call that switch for multiple speed control?

Like the ***le states: I've tried numerous search words to find that switch Marbor Frieght sells to give your single speed tool mutiple speed?

It was talked about in a previous thread and I didn't have any luck finding it that way either.

Thanks.


Well- A big thanks to USERNAME for giving my the tip on how to make my own speed control and over the weekend I did just that. For $15.00 and 75% of US-made parts I was able to make my own control.

Works great and I was able to avoid Harbor Freight.

Thanks all!

 

potentiometer?

Variable speed control?

 

reostat?

 

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43060

 

I dont know/care what HF calls it, I call it cheap chinese junk!

 

Beat me to it

 

I think now, more than ever, we need to boycot things made in 3rd world countries.

I'm really sorry to hijack the thread like that, but,,, well, BUY AMERICAN damnit!

 

a guy asks a question why can't you just have an answer instead of a smart *** coment. Trying to get your post count up or make up for something else thats lacking?

 

Because if I didn't make a smart *** comment, how could I call myself a hoodlum

And if I wasn't a hoodlum, I'd just be another dumb-*** white boy driving a Volvo.

I mean seriously, he asked a question about HF on the HAMB, what did you think was going to happen? He may as well have said "Rat Rod".

 

I made one of these for my floor fan.
Buy (at HD):

shortest-cheapest extension cord (usually orange)
light switch box (blue plastic)
cheapest dimmer switch (usually round)

Cut the extension cord in half and install the dimmer switch inline. After that I plugged in my fan and dialed it down. Total cost is less than $10.

I am not sure if this is what you need, but it worked for me.

Good luck.

username

 

And I'll bet you've got a house full of Chinese made ****. Check your shoes. Tools? Shoes? What's the difference?

 

Absolutely a very inexpensive yet very effective way to control the speed of your power tools. Can't beat this easy method to build something yourself and avoid HF, if that bothers you s much as it seems to bother others.

 

I think it's called a variable resistor=dimmer switch.

 

+1. I used a foot pedal from a sewing machine shop. I don't know if that will work on all motors, however.

 

This will work, but check the wattage on the dimmer compared to what you will control with it. Most are only a few hundred watts which is only a couple of amps. A power tool will pull more than that and burn up the dimmer. But I agree - build it!

 

http://www.aircraft-tool.com/shop/d...&ReturnPage=/shop/search_result.aspx?PageNo=1


http://shop.ebay.com/items/dc motor...60018892_1&adgroup_id=605520912&tt_encode=raw


http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/51..._Fittings.html

 

A friend had one for his router, kept burning them up.... 'nuf said.

 

I have used a SCr (Aka Dimmer switch control.) You are better with a cielling fancntri ol but not much. You can go to a farm store and buy a barn fan speed comtrol which is much more HD or you can use a Variac. Varianble transformer which works well. In Fact very very well. i use one on my lathe. Also Busy bee machine has a speed control for woodworking tools which will work well.
Don

 

That's it. Thanks.

 

Thanks all. I didn't mean to start a **** storm. Just need some way to control the speed of my electric grinder for it spins too fast and is ruining the CHA abrasives/stones.

 

I wonder if that would work with a bandsaw?? anyone know???

 

not for long...varying the voltage this way to AC motors is a sure way to let the smoke out, and take it from me, it's really, really hard to get that smoke back in once it gets out.

 

you have a VOLVO?

 

That's okay man. Some days when you ask a simple question, you get ...............instead..................

I have that same problem and have found that I have better luck with an air driven die-grinder, easiner to adjust, but needs a big volume compressor for continued use.

 

And it is getting just as old as all the whining everytime some uses the rat rod term.

 

would it handle a 1/3 hp motor, i want to put one on my bead roller or a sewing machine foot control would probably be better.

 

Harbor Freight might sell good tools - but if they do, they're kept in a back room I've never been in. I wouldn't use anything that they sell, except to use as a loaner tool for that no-good, lowdown, s*******ing, monoecious, mucopurulent, hermaphroditic brother-in-law of mine. On second thought, he'd probably sue me if it broke.

dj

 

Cool. That is kinda of the problem. My compressor will need to run pretty much non-stop in order to keep up with the job. I was hoping to avoid that for the grinder + compressor + porting a cast iron block= too much noise to handle in a small garage for long periods of time.

 

HELP!: What does Harbor Frieght call that switch for multiple speed control?



Junk

 

Wrong, they call it a quality tool; I call it junk, and it may just burn up the tool you plug it into.