DIY Auto neck cleaner on the cheap with pics

[kenneth wolfe]

Hello !..Here is my DIY neck cleaner. The Motor is a 7 rpm dc 150 ma, The rod is acrylic and 5/8" . The cover is a tooth pick holder , the wiper is 1/8" rubber gasket material the rest I had lying around . The slot on the shaft was cut on a table saw . here are some links to the parts .. shaft, http://www.ebay.com/itm/301482289815" , motor, http://www.ebay.com/itm/181263599228?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT cover, http://www.ebay.com/itm/311489648959?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

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[kenneth wolfe]

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[shifty51008]

Have you tried it yet? Id be worried about the torque on that motor. Or maybe im missunderstanding their wording "this is a poorly running or downright faulty gearbox"

Looks nice though, good job.

 

[kenneth wolfe]

 

[fredro]

Nice! I was gonna make one too, but I found it too hard to DIY the squeegee arm, so I just bought the Vertex Vectra Engine. Does the lid move at all without any screw clamps to hold it from twisting or moving?

 

[kenneth wolfe]

I was amazed how little force is needed to clean the neck , the rubber is most likely an over kill. Im going to try a silicone squeegee from a large automotive water blade .

 

[kenneth wolfe]

lid hardly moves at all just a little because misalignment of center of neck and center of lid. I thought it might have been an issue but its not at all..

 

[fredro]

Looks good!

 

[kenneth wolfe]

http://vid44.photobucket.com/albums...obile Uploads/20151226_175244_zpsibc0qt7r.mp4

 

[kenneth wolfe]

trying to post a video , need help

 

[kenneth wolfe]

Didn't ever see that in the description ..lol

 

[shifty51008]

Didn't ever see that in the description ..lol

Lol yeah just thought it was funny.

 

[shifty51008]

Do you have it on a timer? I would think it constantly running will make the skimmer not produce. Looks like it works well though

 

[kenneth wolfe]

I run it threw my apex 2 minutes a day .

 

[kenneth wolfe]

http://vid44.photobucket.com/albums...obile Uploads/20151226_184003_zpsfz1o9enc.mp4

 

[kenneth wolfe]

update looks like its working great. The rubber has a slight twist to it and pushes the solid waste to the top of rubber scraper ...

 

[kenneth wolfe]

The skimmer cup seems like it will go months without having to "clean" the lid however every week or so, it cleans super easy I just spray it off with sprayer from sink and hot water, nothing else required.. Love it..