Homemade from the engine from washing machine(video selection, photos, diagrams)
1. How to connect the motor from an old washing machine with or without a capacitor
Not all "washer" motors will work with a capacitor.
There are 2 main types of engines:
- with capacitor start (constantly switched on capacitor)
- with starting relay.
As a rule, "capacitor" motors have three winding outputs, power 100 -120 W and revolutions 2700 - 2850 (motors of centrifuges of washing machines).
And engines with a "start relay" have 4 outputs, a power of 180 W and a speed of 1370 - 1450 (washing machine activator drive)
Connecting a "capacitor" motor through the start button may result in loss of power.
And the use of a constantly on capacitor in a motor designed for a starting relay can lead to burnout of the windings!
2. Homemade emery from the engine of a washing machine
Today we will talk about the conversion of an asynchronous electric motor from a washing machine into a generator. In general, I have been interested in this issue for a long time, but there was no particular desire to remake the electric motor, since at that time I did not see the scope of the generator. Since the beginning of the year, work has been going on on a new model of the ski lift. Having your own lift is a good thing, but riding with music is much more fun, so I quickly got the idea to make such a generator so that I can use it on the slope in winter to charge the battery.
I had three electric motors from the washing machine in store, and two of them are absolutely serviceable. Here I decided to convert one of these asynchronous electric motors into a generator.
Looking ahead a little, I will say that the idea is not mine and not new. I will only describe the process of converting an induction motor into a generator.
The electric motor of a washing machine with a capacity of 180 watts, manufactured in China in the early 90s of the last century, was taken as a basis.
I ordered magnets from NPK Magnets and Systems LLC, before I had already bought magnets during the construction of a wind farm. Neodymium magnets, magnet size 20x10x5. The cost of 32 pieces of magnets with delivery is 1240 rubles.
Alteration of the rotor consisted in removing the core layer (deepening). Neodymium magnets will be installed in the resulting recess. At the beginning, 2 mm of the core was removed on a lathe - a protrusion above the side cheeks. Then a 5 mm recess was made for neodymium magnets. The result of the alteration of the rotor can be seen in the photo.
Having measured the circumference of the resulting rotor, the necessary calculations were made, after which a strip template was made from tin. Using a template, the rotor was divided into equal parts. Neodymium magnets will then be glued between the risks.
8 magnets were used per pole. In total, 4 poles turned out on the rotor. With the help of a compass and a marker, all the magnets were marked for convenience. Magnets were glued to the rotor with “Superglue”. Let me tell you, it's hard work. The magnets are very strong, I had to hold them tightly when gluing. There were moments when the magnets came off, pinched fingers, and glue flew into the eyes. Therefore, you need to glue magnets with the use of goggles.
I decided to fill the cavity between the magnets with epoxy resin. To do this, the rotor with magnets was wrapped in several layers of paper. The paper is secured with tape. End faces for additional sealing are smeared with plasticine. A hole has been cut into the shell. A neck is made of plasticine around the hole. Epoxy resin was poured into the hole in the shell.
After curing epoxy resin, the shell has been removed. The rotor is clamped in the chuck drilling machine for further processing. Grinding was carried out with medium grit sandpaper.
There are 4 wires coming out of the motor. I found a working winding, and cut off the wires from the starting winding. I installed new bearings, because the old ones rotated a little tight. The bolts tightening the body are also new.
The rectifier is assembled on D242 diodes, the SOLAR controller, bought a few years ago on Ebay, is used as a charging controller.
Tests of the generator can be viewed on the video.
To charge the battery, 3-5 turns of the generator are enough. At the maximum speed of the drill, it was possible to squeeze out 273 Volts from the generator. Alas, sticking is decent, so it makes no sense to put such a generator on a windmill. Unless the windmill will be with a large propeller or gearbox.
The generator will stand on the ski lift. Tests in field conditions already this winter.
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4. Connecting and adjusting the speed of the collector motor from the automatic washing machine
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5. Potter's wheel from the washing machine
6. Lathe from a washing machine
How to make a wood lathe headstock from a washing machine motor. and a speed controller with power maintenance.
7. Wood splitter with a washing machine engine
The smallest single-phase, screw splitter with a 600 W washing machine motor. with speed stabilizer
Operating speed: 1000-8000 rpm.
8. Homemade concrete mixer
A simple home-made concrete mixer, consists of: a barrel of 200 liters, an engine from a washing machine, a disk from a classic Zhiguli, a gearbox made from a Cossack generator, a big driven pulley from a fairy washing machine, small self-pointing pulleys, a drum pulley made from the same disk.
Prepared and put together: Maximan
A skilled owner has no such thing as trash. Any failed unit or equipment is at least a deferred benefit. Today, the editors of the site will talk about how to use some of the units of old washing machines wisely. Lawn mower, concrete mixer - this is an incomplete list useful homemade from the engine and drum from, which we will discuss in detail in this review. Offers step by step photos and video tutorials with the easiest to implement, but useful ideas on how to make homemade products from a washing machine motor.
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Types of washing machine motors
How to make a grinder or sharpener from a washing machine engine
If you don't know where to use the motor from, make a grinder. This is one of the simplest "alterations" of the washer engine. The biggest problem in assembling a grinder is to ensure a good, stable attachment of the grindstone to the motor shaft, most often a special flange is used.
Consider in detail all the stages of work:
| Illustration | Action Description |
 | For work, we need an engine from a 180 V washing machine, at 1400 rpm. Too powerful engine should not be chosen. The first stage is the insulation of the wires. |
 | We mark the grinding wheel under the adapter. Moreover, to fasten the hub, it is necessary to use a washer and a nut with a thread directed in the direction opposite to the rotation of the shaft. Otherwise, it will spin up and the whetstone will fly off at the first start. |
 | We cut metal corners, they can be cut from sheets of 8 mm. We fasten the motor to the frame with the help of bolts. |
 | We assemble all the elements of the grinding disc and test run. |
 | The next stage is painting and welding to the base |
 | At the end of the work, surface decoration with abrasive material. The easiest way is to use double-sided tape for this purpose. By the same principle, you can make a sharpener from a washing machine with your own hands. |
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Electrician of the 5th category LLC "Petrocom"
Ask a Question"If you need to change the direction of rotation of the rotor grinder from the washing machine induction motors it is enough to switch the corresponding windings. If you do not have a starting coil, then when you push the stone in the right direction, the device will work on its own.
"Wood lathe
In this homemade product, the most difficult thing is to weld the correct frame for the base. Lathe in without fail must have a stable base. The frame can be made from corners and profiles, and other improvised materials. Most importantly, the motor axis should be aligned parallel to the supporting structure.
The motor in such models is asynchronous, usually with two speeds, from 400 to 3000 rpm.
For more information on how you can use the motor from the washing machine and assemble a lathe with it, see this video:
Do-it-yourself do-it-yourself removable machine from a washing machine
Such a machine will easily do all the dirty work for you. She will cope with the laborious and physically daunting task for plucking chickens.
| Illustration | Action Description |
 | We take the shaft from the old washing machine, work on the thread. On the emery we make neat cuts under the pulley. |
 | In our case, a vertically loaded pulley is suitable. |
 | We cut the adapter from the old steering finger from the UAZ. The thread fit just right. |
 | For clamping, we use a cap from a centrifuge from an old Siberia semi-automatic washing machine. |
 | To mount our motor, we assemble the frame. We paint, weld the "ears". |
 | We “plant” the pump on the sealant. |
 | WITH reverse side install the pulley. |
 | We check the belt drive of our unit. |
 | We connect the board with the tachometer. We connect the windings in series from the collector to the armature. If you connect it wrong, it will turn your motor the other way. We fix the control unit under the countertop. |
 | We fix it on a bowl for loading carcasses, equipped with rubber pins. |
 | From above we lay the bottom of the removable machine and fix it with a cap on the screw. |
Such a machine will cope with plucking boiler chickens, as well as quails. About 120 rubber "fingers" with a diameter of 8 mm were used for the manufacture.
lawn mower
It is another great way where you can use the engine from the washing machine and give it a second life. By analogy with any device, the most difficult thing here is to make a comfortable frame to which the motor could be stably screwed. The second most important task is to come up with a casing to protect the motor from dust and, and a person from cuts.
Sometimes a frame from a stroller or is taken as a basis. Next, a metal sheet is welded onto the frame. A casing is attached to the platform from above, a special bumper is fitted in front and behind. It can be either plastic or rubber, or metal.
Knife options can be different - from rotary to cylindrical. 
feed cutter
But for the manufacture of a feed cutter, not only the motor from the washer, but also the drum will go into business. True, it is worth choosing initially. However, if you haven’t found one, a regular drum will do.
Important! If you are using a tank from a top-loading washing machine, make sure that the blades do not touch the bottom and sides of the tank during operation!
How to turn the engine from an old washing machine into a generator
For the manufacture of homemade generator you will need to seek help from a professional turner. After purchase, it will be necessary to machine grooves of a certain depth on the engine core.
To fix the magnetic "amplifiers", it is necessary to prepare tin templates in advance, the dimensions of which must match the dimensions of the core and the width of the grooves. It is important to distribute the magnets on the core at the same distance. You can fix them with glue.
In the modern rhythm of life, time passes very quickly and now a once high-quality and reliable washing machine turns into garbage due to wear and tear or for other reasons. What to do with your favorite assistant? Many will decide with a heavy heart to throw away the device. But owners with imagination and straight hands can start looking for options for using various working parts. This text is intended to help find the application of the engine from the washing machine. So, what can be done from an old washing machine, or rather, from its engine?
It is necessary to start first of all with the basis of the future machine. This platform can serve as a slab of old chipboard from old Soviet furniture, distinguished by its strength and reliability. The power part of the unit is the engine from the washing machine. On its body there are standard studs, to which you need to attach mounting corners, which you will need to purchase in advance at any building supermarket or store. Accordingly, we attach the corners to the stand or directly to the base, if this, of course, is convenient.
Do not forget that simply connecting the engine from under the washing machine to 220 W will not lead to anything good. It is necessary to save the native capacitor and connect the motor through it.
Since the motor shaft from a washing machine is not designed to attach various cutting or grinding discs to it, you will need to look for an adapter for a sharpener or an adapter for emery on local electronic boards and purchase it to make the device to last.
The purchased adapter sits on a 14 mm shaft. Visually, you can’t confuse it with anything - a cylindrical element that is fixed with a threaded bolt. The cylinder shaft itself has an M 14 thread. A double-sided washer with flow diameters is put on it, allowing you to install all Consumables for a grinder based on an old engine from a washing machine.
Based on foundation it makes sense to make and install a removable table from the same fiberboards. To securely fix the table, on the base you will need to use two dowels on both sides of the surface. In this addition to the machine, it is necessary to make gaps for a variety of discs. It is important.
Thus, it turns out an inexpensive, but functional sharpening or grinding machine. It will last a long time and reliably, which is very nice, especially in the context of the fact that it turned out to be made from an old motor from a washing machine. By the way, some have taken this principle as a basis in the manufacture of a router, although for most this idea still seems crazy.
lawn mower
In order to bring this idea to life and make a high-quality device, you need to use:
- steel base;
- wheels and handle;
- the wire;
- knife to be made by yourself.
Traditionally, you should start with a base of sheet steel 500-500-5 millimeters. Having prepared the wheels from under something, for example, from an old stroller, we fasten them to a steel sheet. The engine itself from the old washing machine is attached directly to the finished base using standard studs on the motor housing. On the shaft of the unit itself, with the help of an adapter previously machined on a lathe, it is fixed cutting knife. Then, having prepared the handle from the available material, we attach it to the steel base. On the same handle we bring out the power supply wire of the motor.
The advantages of this lawn mower are the simplicity of design, as well as its functionality. And the best part is that the analogue of the factory mower is an order of magnitude more expensive.
Wood lathe
For the basis of the product, a beam of 250-50 millimeters is needed on which the engine from the washing machine is attached. How? The answer is simple - with the help of mounting angles. We fasten the studs with bolts to the corners, and we, in turn, fasten them with self-tapping screws to the base. We put an adapter for a sharpener on the motor shaft. After that, we screw a removable nozzle onto the thread of the adapter, welded from a bolt with the corresponding thread and a small cylinder with spikes. Thus, this part of the machine is a fixed headstock.
The role of the movable headstock is a welded structure, consisting of:
- pipes with internal thread;
- shaft from a vise, at the end of which there is a small cylinder with a thrust bearing and spikes.
T the ruba is welded onto a pedestal from a square of 45-45-3 millimeters. The basis for the movable headstock is made of sheet steel, on which the pedestal is also welded. Then the base of the headstock is screwed to the beam, which acts as the base of the machine.
The next structural part of the lathe from the engine from the old machine is the “emphasis”. It is made of a corner with a sawn groove acting as a guide, and a second corner that reliably walks along the grooves in the guides thanks to the bolts between these two elements. The same bolts fix the corner on the guides. The stop is fastened with self-tapping screws directly to the beam.
Circular
First you need to build a frame from a square pipe in the form of a small rectangular table. In the center of it, it is necessary to weld the ears under the shaft with fastening under. A tabletop or a cut-out sheet steel plate should be screwed onto the upper part of the bed. Under the upper parts of the bed, you will need to weld the base for the engine from the old washing machine with installation later.
In the form of a running gear, a belt drive is presented. On the shaft of the motor and the circular, both pulleys have grooves, and the belt has grooves. This allows the belt not to fly off the pulleys during operation. For ease of use and transportation of this circular, two wheels from an old trolley are attached to the legs of the bed on one side, and on the other hand, a convenient handle of the required length. Operating tips include safety rules when working with a circular saw, as well as the fact that you should always check the belt tension. This will keep the fingers and the rest of the body intact.
wood splitter
To get started, prepare:
- threaded cone pre-machined on a lathe;
- a shaft at one end of which a thread is cut;
- two bearings in the housing;
- bushing for bearings;
- pulley;
- bushing for pulley;
- nuts and washers with bolts.
In the form of a motor, naturally, an engine from an old machine can act. It is also worth noting that the more massive the pulley, the more powerful the wood splitter will be.
First, the shaft should be planted in the sleeve and then assemble the shaft onto the bearings. After that, we securely fasten the cone to the shaft with spacer bolts so that the bolts go into the recesses in the cone. Then the pulley is mounted on the shaft and clamped through the lock nut with a washer. All mechanics are positioned and fixed on a sheet steel plate. At the end, you will need to make a frame, place the engine from the old washing machine on it and pull the belt between the motor pulley and the shaft.
Some ideas from other elements
The scope of the engine from the old, but so dear to the heart of the washing machine is truly great. The options described above are just some of the possibilities. More information about the use of this kind of motor, or, in general, all parts from an old washing machine, including a drum, can be found on the Internet.
« It is better to see once than hear a hundred times” - this indisputable truth applies to finding interesting variations in the use of washing machine elements today. How? There are a lot of options on the Web that can be made not only from the engine, but also from the drum, housing and even the belt separately. What is it about? Some parts of the washing machine can be used to make a mill, a milling cutter, a generator, a pump, and even a barbecue and part of the interior decor can be made from a drum!
Fans of craftsmanship cannot do without equipment for precise and fast processing of wooden products. It is expensive, and it is not always possible to contact the workshop. So let's see how you can do it lathe from the washing machine with your own hands.
Device and principle of operation
Before creating a homemade product from a washing machine motor, you need to draw up a simple drawing, taking into account the existing nodes. They are also easy to make yourself.
In our homemade unit, the cutting element will be manual frezer. This will reduce the load on the motor.
A motor and a center for transmitting rotation of the workpiece are mounted on the fixed front part. The shifting tailstock fixes the part.
The drive will be a motor with a power of more than 250 watts from an automatic washing machine with a belt drive. To achieve a higher number of revolutions, a disk with a small diameter is placed on the shaft. This will bring them up to 3,000, which is enough to work with fairly large workpieces.
Important! To avoid vibration, the driving and driven units must be placed on the same axis, with careful centering.
The headstock is fixedly mounted on a lattice solid wooden frame-bed, and the rear one must move.
Now let's move on to work on creating a machine.
We make knots
Frame headstock is made from fragments of a cut channel 140 welded at a right angle. final form it should have dimensions of 30x26.5 cm. On the smaller side, a connector is drilled for bearings, which are fixed to the base with screws on a paronite gasket. They can, by removing the seals, be taken from the washing machine for a nozzle on the shaft. For reliable attachment to the rear of the engine, a base is made in the channel. A multi-ribbed belt is pulled onto a pulley 7.0 cm in cross section.
For tailstock you will need two trimmings of the same channel, connected in four places with metal strips. Two partitions are welded at the bottom, on which bushings 1.4x2.0 cm are placed: one - for welding, the second - for screws.
The shaft of the diameter corresponding to their size is displaced by 0.2 cm and must rise and fall at revolutions. To fix the position, it must have a gap of 0.4 cm when moving.
To the tubes connected by welding, about 4.0 cm long and just over 2.0 cm in diameter, M12 bolts are welded.
A handle is attached to the outgoing end of the shaft. It is necessary to fix the device on the support with bolts on the plate. For quick reconfiguration, it must be lowered and moved on the platform.
The quill from a fragment of a square pipe 3.0x3.0 cm is turned by one millimeter. One end is clamped with an M12 nut, and the other with a 1.2 cm rod. Three bearings are pressed onto the last one. The box from the same pipe is closed on one side, except for the window in the center. On the other, an incision is made with a welded nut. The quill is fastened with a bolt threaded into its eye.
The stud is threaded M12 and M8 at the ends. On the smaller one, the flywheel is screwed and locked. With the help of two corners, the structure is attached to the moving part of the unit. It is adjusted so that the axes of its rotation and the spindle exactly match.
handcuff ensures the safety and ease of use of the entire apparatus. Therefore, it must be fastened with an eccentric clamp. It uses two bushings with a section of 26 mm with sides and holes of 1.4 and 1.0 cm. They must be able to play 0.2 cm from the main axis.
To fix the bushings from the thicker edge, drill holes in the shock absorber rod and cut the threads for the screws. From a pipe slightly larger than the rod diameter, weld a metal twig onto M12.
The box is made from a channel 8.0x4.0 cm with welded-on partitions. Holes are made in them, into which bushings with a diameter of 2.65 cm and 1.9 cm in length are welded. For free rotation of the stem, play must be left.
At the notched ends of the pipe section, weld on the nut and sleeve and weld it to the stem. The movable bolt will press the handpiece.
Remove the starting device from the used engine and connect it according to the indicated scheme, setting the speed controller as well.
For safety reasons, use a suitable material to make a casing on the drive.
According to the principle described above, it is collected and milling machine from the engine of a washing machine for woodworking with a milling cutter, a chisel and a chisel. It will also be a great help in the household.
A wood lathe is the dream of many craftsmen involved in the manufacture of crafts. For those who do not have free money, it is difficult to achieve, therefore it can remain unrealized for a long time. Although you can search the Internet for ideas for making a machine from improvised materials, and the desired will become a reality. As a result, it will be possible to implement previously conceived projects.
You can make a lathe using, for example, an engine from a washing machine that has already been killed by time. It is usually asynchronous, you can get 3000 and 400 rpm from it, which is enough for woodworking.
With the help of the machine it will be possible to grind, drill holes, cut and grind wooden blanks. Its main parts to be made: frame; back and front headstock; assistant.
The headstock is one of the most important machine components. It depends on it, as well as on the power of the motor specifications unit, the dimensions of the workpieces that will be available for processing.
A frame-body is made using a section of channel No. 14. Segments 30 and 26.5 cm long are cut out of it and welded with the ends, placing the pieces at an angle of 90 ° to one another. A hole is made along the axis of the smaller segment (from the side of the shelves), in which the connector of the bearing assembly should be placed.
The knot is also taken from the washing machine, adjusting it to the right dimensions. Installed on a section of the channel, fixing with bolts. When installing, use a paronite gasket. The oil seal is removed from the assembly, replacing it with a thrust bearing.
A 7 cm pulley and a shaft are made or ordered, on which there should be places for placing bearings. Within a larger section of the channel, between the shelves, a base is made on which the engine is installed with its back to the channel.
Dealing with the tailstock. Two segments of the channel are placed with the walls up parallel to each other. I connect with four transverse metal strips.
In the lower part of the resulting structure, two transverse partitions are welded. Each sleeve is placed with a size of 2 (diameter) x 1.4 (length) cm - one for welding, the second - with nuts.
A shaft is made for the bushings with a center displaced by 2 mm with a diameter of 2 cm and trunnions of 1.4 cm. Due to the displacement of the center, it will lower / rise during rotation. The placement of the shaft in the bushings must provide the clearance necessary for clamping / releasing the headstock.
Take 3 ... 4-centimeter pipe sections with a diameter of 2.1 ... 2.3 cm, weld them coaxially to the M12 bolts (to the heads). Pipes are welded together. The end of the shaft, coming out of their tubes, is provided with a handle.
Collect the tailstock. It is tightened with nuts, ensuring fixation on the support when the handle is turned on the shaft.
Make a quill, which should have a revolving center. Use bearings - one thrust, three straight.
Pinole is made from segments profile pipe with a section of 3x3 cm, reducing their faces to a size of 2.9x2.9. On the one hand, it is fastened with a rod of 1.2 centimeter length, on the other - with an M12 nut. All straight bearings are pressed onto the rod.
The body of the quill is made using a pipe with a section of 2.9x2.9 cm. One end of it is closed with a metal plate, arranging a central hole in it; in the second, a slot is tripled and a wing nut is welded. Screwing into the last bolt, fix the quill.
I use a stud with an M12 thread on one end, M8 on the other. The flywheel is screwed onto the latter, fastened with the appropriate nut.
The body is supplied with two segments of the corner and attached to the tailstock. The latter is adjusted so that it remains in line with the axis of the headstock.
A handpiece is made with an eccentric clamp. Use a shock absorber. They make two bushings of 2.6 cm diameter, arranging boots on them. Two holes are drilled with diameters of 1.4, 1.0 cm with axes offset from the center by 2 mm. Threaded holes are arranged near the larger end through which the bushings are bolted to the axle.
Prepare a piece of pipe with an inner diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the rod. A rod with an M12 thread cut at the end is welded to the latter.
The body is made with dimensions of 8x4 cm from the channel. Inside, they are provided with two partitions with holes into which short (1.9 cm) bushings with an inner diameter of 26.5 mm are welded.
The handpiece is fastened by welding it to a piece of pipe, which is cut and supplied at the ends with nuts and bushings. The handpiece is clamped when the bolt is screwed into the latter.
The motor is connected according to the scheme in which it plays the role starting device. Power is connected to the switch input, in one circuit of which there must be a stator. An anchor is connected to the middle outlets. The upper terminals are connected crosswise with the input.
The engine, the headstock are closed with a protective casing. It has a speed controller on it.
