[Bacon Throne]

I mean from practically from the ground up. Is it possible? Should it be a single or double? How many headaches along the way? Should I just get a giant hamster wheel to run in and pretend I did it?

Many burning questions, but most important is the first... which is this one after the others: Can it feasibly be done in a home workshop, and be useful?

If it is possible, I just want to fabricate a little one first, to wet my feet. No real application for it yet, but I'm sure I'll cook something up if it works

 

[onegreenev]

Should I just get a giant hamster wheel to run in and pretend I did it?

Yeah! just do that. Have fun.

 

[Bacon Throne]

Well sir, my hat is off to you. I was not expecting that one to be answered, but that made my day

 

[Tesseract]

...Many burning questions, but most important is the first... which is this one after the others: Can it feasibly be done in a home workshop, and be useful?

I personally think that making your own ACIM is totally impractical. Not only do you need the ability to stamp/die-cut silicon steel sheet to make the rotor laminations, you also need to be able to smelt/pour aluminum to cast the squirrel cage. Rewinding the stator of an industrial motor to run at lower voltage/higher current should present more than sufficient challenge and money-saving opportunity to the committed DIYer.

 

[Bacon Throne]

I see. Yeah, the stamping/die-cutting, etc. would certainly be quite a ways out of my reach. Honestly I can't say that I wasn't expecting that, but I had to ask. At least I have a mid-goal while I hunt for an industrial motor

http://jennibee.deviantart.com/art/JAM-5-Hamster-Wheel-193511943

 

[Bacon Throne]

Then again, I have to wonder what could be made with a little effort and ingenuity. Especially with these examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDcsTdtgThU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsT-qWAzTHg

Yes, yes, I know, but I found them and I couldn't help myself. BEER CAN MOTOR!

 

[onegreenev]

Well if that's the kind of thing your thinking of doing then yes. Going to send you a pm later today

 

[Bacon Throne]

I'll take any advice you wish offer, thank you onegreenev. Far out as the possibility may be, I'm always interested in pushing what home-built really can be. Even if it does just end up making a nice motorized Lazy Susan, that's one more for the pile of "hey, tried that, didn't work," to help others save time. Or help them make a nice motorized Lazy Susan. A win-win of sorts I suppose