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cool what is the motor? what type? where did you get it?

high school low budget

creative is way too expensive

thank you what I need help with is what to get to drive the revolve or how to set up a manual crack system. What type of motor? gearbox etc

thanks for your response but I am unsure of some of the terminology here to understand what is a gear reducer, v belt pulley and bearbox

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Hello I am building an 18' diameter revolve and at a loss how to set up the drive system. How is a manual one with a chain set up?? or what size and type of motor should I use. I keep getting bogged down in math and load and stuff and I just want some this that will work. So what type of...

where di you get your motor from and how did you set it up

the entire turntable is built out of plywood. it only needs to rotate at walking speed. the stage is level and stage is 38' x 42'. needs to move in both directions. set on top will be mostly fake boulders and fake trees in the centre. The operators will need to be behind it as it will be on...

I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to rig a manual set up for turning a stage revolve. I would prefer to get a motor but I don't know what kind of motor to buy that would be strong or safe to use. The revolve is about 18' in diameter and would have some set on it nothing too heavy...