merkman Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Was downtown near ABC Electronics so I decided to see what they had for motors today. I found some real nice Pitman motors so I picked up three of them. 9 Volt Battery Clip - AXMAN - $ .75 each Motors - ABC Electronics - $12.99 each Toggle Switch - AXMAN - $2.50 each (I know that is twice the price but this one had a fancy on off plate on it ) 100 K potentiometer - Radio Shack - $2.99 each (10K may work better I will test it out) Control knob - Radio Shack - $ .75 each Total Parts $19.98 plus tax I am going to put one together for Huey (If he didn't get one already) and one for me. If anyone else wants the parts at cost just let me know. I have enough for one more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laska Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Ill take a set merk I want to try a fancy cedar box spinner once. Whats the control knob for the slow/fast potentiometer?Have you ever thought of a dble spinner in the hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Ill take a set merk I want to try a fancy cedar box spinner once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 i have seen those spinners at a few sporting goods places in the spearing sections they are catching on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laska Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 lmao yep, might stop at menards and bring my dremel and make another in the cabin! See my gpa doesnt need a spear license cuz he's old enough and Ill be cutting him a small spear hole (18"x12") to sight fish from and I thought a spinner would be the easiest thing for him to try while he's jigging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdog Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Hi-Does the potentiometer allow for variable speed of the motor? Did they have more of the motors at ABC? Would it be to much to ask you for the step by step of putting this together? I currently use a cheap disco ball motor that runs off a D cell but would like to be able to adjust the speed of the spin. Thanks a lot man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Hi-Does the potentiometer allow for variable speed of the motor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ1657 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 You guys are killing me!!!! I've been perfectly happy with my simple single speed mass produced spinner. With all this talk of potentiometers, pittmann motors, light up switches etc.... I suppose i'm going to have to upgrade soon. It never ends!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 You guys are killing me!!!! I've been perfectly happy with my simple single speed mass produced spinner. With all this talk of potentiometers, pittmann motors, light up switches etc.... I suppose i'm going to have to upgrade soon. It never ends!!!!! LED's, MP3 players, GPS, video camera, sonar, radar, lazers, and movie projectors.... Did I miss anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laska Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 lmao merk thats funny, you missed the laser guided heat seeking slime detecting spear! lol. Merk check your email... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Here is the original thread. http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubb...ner#Post1584114 Maybe BNS could make this thread sticky... but don't hold your breath... he hates Hillbilly Spinners!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassNspear Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 no sticky here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I am going to put one together for Huey (If he didn't get one already) and one for me. Sweet! I already picked up a mass produced one, but I won't pass on the chance to get a real Hill Billy Spinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laska Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 o cmon bns just for awhile... hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindtheHead Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 thats what all my fish came into up north with laska. havent seen any at home on it yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 thats what all my fish came into up north with laska. havent seen any at home on it yet though. They must be smarter down south!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdog Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thanks for all the info merkman! Going to stop at ABC tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laska Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 To me the spinner is just like any other decoy, when the pike wanna come in they will when they dont they dont... Me personally have seen quite a few fish come into it! Not as much as my decoys tho but still enough for me to have the spinner as a great backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Did I miss anything? Yea the fact that I havent used one yet but I dont need to or maybe thats all I need. unlike your puppet show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOUNCED Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 If you guys spent as much time scouting as you do coming up with gimmicks maybe you'd see more fish! You're all going to get dizzy and fall down the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 If you guys spent as much time scouting as you do coming up with gimmicks maybe you'd see more fish! You're all going to get dizzy and fall down the hole. Hey Spearhead, Did I mention that I named my latest Bear Creek Decoy after you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thanks for all the info merkman! Going to stop at ABC tomorrow! You can get all the parts there. I just didn't have time yesterday. Once I get past the endcaps in that place an hour turns into 4 or 5. I tried the 100K pot last night with a 9 volt battery pushing the motor and the pot was too big. It basicaly acted as an on off switch. The 10 K pot had about 1/2 of the adjustment band. You might want to try picking up a 10K, 5K, and 1K pot and see what works best for your application. You can power this motor off a 2 D cells, a 6V latern battery, a 12V vexlar battery, an 18V powertool battery etc etc so the potentiometer value will change with your power source. The guy behind the counter will hook up power to any motor for you so you can see it spin at the voltage you intend to use as a power source. He would probably be more than willing to hook your pot up also so you can see if the pot is big enough to give you the full range of speed from your motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOUNCED Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Hey Spearhead, Did I mention that I named my latest Bear Creek Decoy after you? and I bought a Yugo and painted it Ferrari red... You still have a Bear Creek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 the spinner has work very well for me its just that I havent used it yet. maybe this weekend I'll spin a spoon or two and throw my spear at the pike in the hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassNspear Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 o cmon bns just for awhile... hahaha nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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