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Old 05-12-20, 00:44
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Hello All,

The foot controller is part of converting a manual bead roller via an electric drill. This allows keeping both hands free to move the material by not having to crank a handle by hand. Does someone know of an Australian supplier? If so could you point me in the right direction please? Thank you!

As per this and a couple of other YouTube clips for a range of different manufacturer's bead rollers - accessed 4th December 2020 from Motorizing a Woodward Fab Bead Roller on the Cheap! Part 1 - YouTube.

I have been searching online for an Australian sourced variable speed controller to adjust the speed of an electric drill via a foot pedal.

It looks like I can buy lots from China and some from the US of A. Whether they are compatible to 240 volts and 10 amps or not? Well that is another thing.

Another option could be to take a page out of the old Singer sewing machines my Grandmother had and make a foot treadle operation?

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Old 05-12-20, 11:08
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Hello All,

The foot controller is part of converting a manual bead roller via an electric drill. This allows keeping both hands free to move the material by not having to crank a handle by hand. Does someone know of an Australian supplier? If so could you point me in the right direction please? Thank you!

As per this and a couple of other YouTube clips for a range of different manufacturer's bead rollers - accessed 4th December 2020 from Motorizing a Woodward Fab Bead Roller on the Cheap! Part 1 - YouTube.

I have been searching online for an Australian sourced variable speed controller to adjust the speed of an electric drill via a foot pedal.

It looks like I can buy lots from China and some from the US of A. Whether they are compatible to 240 volts and 10 amps or not? Well that is another thing.

Another option could be to take a page out of the old Singer sewing machines my Grandmother had and make a foot treadle operation?

Kind regards
Lionel
Hi Lionel

I would be looking at cordless drills rather than 240V stuff, much safer option . Cordless drills have DC motors , you can maybe use something like this

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/48v-1000...4383.l4275.c10
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Check with your local welding supply store. Lots of different foot controllers used by TIG welders.
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Hello Mike and gjamo,

Thank you for your suggestions. The disadvantage of going DC is that it requires the drill's case to be opened up and wires to be joined. Plus, I do not know which wire from the drill should connect with each of the wires in the controller. Wiring the drill up also has the disadvantage of making the drill a dedicated machine hardwired to the bead roller.

My copying the YouTube clips using corded electric drills is the ability to just use the manufacturer's plug into a controller. Then run through the controller into a foot operated on/off pedal switch. The drill can also be simply unplugged and used elsewhere.

I visited our local Jaycar and they no longer supply 240 volt motor controllers. They did have a foot pedal - which I bought. Interestingly their DC controllers only go up to 12 volts and my drills are all 18 volts. Plus, they need to be physically wired into the drill.

Of course I also revisited eBay tonight, and what was the first thing that comes up for my search? ... Accessed 10th December 2020 from, https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/254667693197.

What is it? It is an Australian flagged 220V-240V Variable Router Fan Speed Controller Control Motor Rheostat 8A Australian plug. It bloody was not there a couple of days ago when I first checked without any success and made the first post in this thread.

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