DIY magnetic stirrers

I posted earlier that I was in the process of making a DIY magnetic stirrer. I've got it finished and here are the pictures I took along the way, with a few comments. I've got to say it works perfectly.

here you go....

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This is the fan motor taken out of the exhaust fan, bottom side

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Same picture but the top side of fan.

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This shows the original kalkwasser (stirrer) I started with.

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This elbow has to be cut off because it isn't used anymore and it's just in the way of the magnetic stirrer.


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This image shows the polycarbonate I used as the "holder" of the motor assembly.

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After making the box out of plywood and putting it together this picture shows the motor assembly in the box.

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I measured, and found the center of the old kalk stirrer. NOTE: it is better to have the motor and the magnets as close to concentric as possible. It will make for a smoother operation.

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A picture of the completed unit.. You'll see the two red objects, they are plugs. The PVC fittings that the original kalk stirrer was plumbed with are metric fittings. I couldn't find but in one place. I ordered them and when they arrived they were too big, so I made my own.

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Completed with the stirrer half full of water and running. Light at the end of the tunnel!!

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This shows the stirrer with a little kalk powder in it. Works really well.
For some reason I did not show any pictures of the magnets glued onto the fan base. If anyone wants pictures of that, or where and what kind of magnets I used I will be more than glad to get that for you. My son was remodeling his bathroom and wanted a new exhaust fan with a light. He was going to throw the old one away, so that came pretty cheap.
Anyway enjoy. I hope I have these in somewhat of a decent order.
Let me know what you guys think.
 
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I'll take some pics this weekend, or maybe even tomorrow (Friday). I really don't understand why I left those out. At any rate I'll get those pics posted.
 
Sorry for the delay...
Here you go



I used the neodymium magnets that were 1/8" thick by 3/4" x 3/4". I used two magnets on each end and glued them on with a two part epoxy. Try to make the magnets spread equal to the length of the spinner. I used the 1" spinner.
 
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