Chanbro25 0 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Hi everybody! I am doing my very first build for a parish (county) fair locally. I am making a 4ft octogon wheel out of 5/8" plywood. The plan is to do cut aways so that the spokes and rim are all one piece. I will use wooden dowels to put the cars on. I am guessing it should not weight more than 35-50lbs when done. My question is, how do I make it move? I need the cheapest solution possible because I am doing this for a club with about a $50 budget. :-(. I know nothing about motors and gears. I really need the solution to be something that I can easily find (like a power wheels motor maybe?). This wheel will not have lights as I don't have access to a slip ring. Oh, and I have 1 week to get it done. Lol. No pressure right? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Tiffany Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xenon 71 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Rotisserie motor from gas grill I would think would work. Know there are some folks on here that use the them, maybe they will chime in... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 4 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Wow on the time factor....ouch If it is only for one event find a moving deer motor and just repurpose it all the wiring should be there all you would need to do is figure out the movement and would save you time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanoNJ 23 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Wiper motor is your best bet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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