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Hi All
I did some mods to the foot pedal that came with my PM 256. I read that other guys had probems with the timing belt shaft getting off the pot and not working. See attached pictures. I made 2 brackets on of 1/4" X 1" X 1" angle about 1-1/2" long and the other is 1/8" flat cut to shape and bent to a 90.
I used 10-32 screws and nuts to hold them on. The 1/4" bracket has a tongue that sticks info the back of the timing belt shaft as a guide.
Have fun
acourtjester
Hi acourtjester good idea i took your ideaand brought it up 1 more stage
the shaft is long and was flexing at the gear i made a nylon block that suports the shaft
bolted it through the top
the hole is 1 size over 1/4"
now it will not dut exesive wear at reastat
thanks for sparking an idea
Jim
Hey Tom,
Thanks for posting your mod. It will make the pedal go a long way for sure.
I saved what you emailed me as well. We should have a new pedal coming soon. Lower profile as well.
Love to see pics of the Nomad if you ever get time. Have a good weekend.
no nomad I have a 34 ford???Quote:
Originally Posted by everlastsupport
Sorry, wrong fellow, I thought it was you. Heck, 34's Fords are welcome here too.
Great idea Tom. I may have to mod mine when I get some time.
Wayne
Update on Pedal Mod
after trying it it worked better with nylon block and acourtjester's mod but it still skipped
after watching the action of the belt had a cam style action
i took a small spring and bent it to go over the lower belt screw and to the box aprox
1/2" from the bottom with a 6/32" machine screw
this light spring keeps it in contact with gear
spring came from Home Depot tn a package of mixed springs its about 3/16" x 2"
mike i had a Nomad but its gone was in original shooting in the back ground of american Grafetti it is not in cut version
i have a 1925 t truck street rod i built in the 70's
Jim
I've got one of the first Everlast Super200P's. I do remember making some mods to the footpedal.
Mine arrived a bit torqued, (maybe from shipping maybe was put together that way.) The main thing I did was fix that, so the frame was square, and I removed some play in the hinge (I added some bronze bushings on each side.) I got the toothed rack nice and square, and tight with the pot gear also, so that should work well for a long time.
Also I used a multimeter, to test the range of the min (which is when the microswitch engages) to max, when the footpedal maxes out, and I made some adjustments that extend the range. I can weld with the footpedal as low as 10 amps. I think pressed down, I get pretty close to 200 amps, just a bit under. My footpedal is made of steel, and has a knob on the side. Its held up well.
Lower profile would be great. Since there's so little to the whole peddle, I think making it the size of a sewing machine foot peddle would be much more comfortable. That big foot peddle is way too hard to press when you're sitting down.