power feed plans

[StorminN]

mike_van

If you can tap off the leads going to the mill motor (not sure what voltage that is) you could use one of those dust collector wireless remote control switches for your lube solenoid and avoid running another set of wires...

-N.

[Foxtrapper]

My BIL, who is a welder, has a jig similar to yours that he has his wire feed for his welder hooked to it.  It makes it so he can weld anywhere in the shop without dragging cables around.  Works nice.

[mike_van]

Foxtrapper, here's a pic of the chain/cable attachment. Just an "ear" welded on the leg of the head, bolt w/ flatwashers through the cable. You could do the whole run 40' out of # 40 chain, but it only drives for half that, so the 1/8" cable is a cheaper way to go.      N, I'll have to look at the cables I have in there, the two smaller ones are control cable, each has 6 or 7 wires in it, #12 I think. May be just a matter of figuring out which ones I used 16 years ago & whats left thats free.  I don't use a lube very often, but I've had some huge white pine knots you couldn't saw without it, the pitch built up so bad.