Gail Dapogny on mon 14 apr 03
Ellie,
I have a 1972 Shimpo , probably very similar. At one time, it was running
roughly, making a grinding sound --very worrisome. I took it to a clay
supplier/repair shop here in Michigan (Runyons near Flint), and they
replaced bearings and did some other things. They got it shipshape. Seems
to me that there must be similar places around the country where there are
people who are familiar with wheels in general, including these old
Shimpos.
Good luck!
---Gail
>
>
>I have an old shimpo electric wheel that I bought in 1975.
>It is a cone driven motor and is also sealed. I know
>shimpos tend to get loud when they get older but this thing
>sounds like a train. I am sure the brushes are shot. I
>talked to the people at NCECA when it was in Kansas City and
>all they said was that the motor isn't made anymore. The
>wheel still runs but I have it retired. Is there anyway to
>restore it? I have been told that the motor is probably
>trash.
>Ellie Blair
>Lawrence, Kansas
Gail Dapogny
Ann Arbor, Michigan
gdapogny@umich.edu
http://www.silverhawk.com/ex99/dapogny (single historical photo - no longer
registered with Silverhawk)
Ellie Blair on mon 14 apr 03
I have an old shimpo electric wheel that I bought in 1975. It is a cone =
driven motor and is also sealed. I know shimpos tend to get loud when =
they get older but this thing sounds like a train. I am sure the =
brushes are shot. I talked to the people at NCECA when it was in Kansas =
City and all they said was that the motor isn't made anymore. The wheel =
still runs but I have it retired. Is there anyway to restore it? I =
have been told that the motor is probably trash.=20
Ellie Blair
Lawrence, Kansas
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on mon 14 apr 03
Dear Ellie,
If the Motor was well made in the first place, and, if it
needs for the Brushes (or perhaps the Bearings) to be
renewed, the commutator may also enjoy some redress as
well...none of which is less than routine for a D.C. Motor
once in a great while.
Find someone who cares about these things, which usually
will NOT be a 'professional' repair or electric Motor
clip-joint...
...if you live near here, bring it bye and I can almost
certainly do 'er for you.
So far, 'the people' at 'nceca' do not sound as if they are
interested, have any understanding, or 'care'...
I doubt that the Motor is 'trash', but maybe it shall turn
out that these people's comments are...
My impression anyway...
By the term 'the people', do you mean the Shimpo
representatives?
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellie Blair"
To:
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:47 AM
Subject: old shimpo wheel
I have an old shimpo electric wheel that I bought in 1975.
It is a cone driven motor and is also sealed. I know
shimpos tend to get loud when they get older but this thing
sounds like a train. I am sure the brushes are shot. I
talked to the people at NCECA when it was in Kansas City and
all they said was that the motor isn't made anymore. The
wheel still runs but I have it retired. Is there anyway to
restore it? I have been told that the motor is probably
trash.
Ellie Blair
Lawrence, Kansas
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nancy patterson on mon 14 apr 03
I had a 40 yr old Shimpo given to me with
a shot motor, but everything else was brand new.
I brought it to my ceramic supplier and he checked it out
and said that it was indeed in great shape except for the motor
(I trust him fully) and that there are two options...
1) buy an American made motor for around $90 and since it is a Japanese
wheel new holes and stuff will have to be drilled (taken to a machine shop)
and it is difficult to line it up exactly or
20 buy a new motor from Shimpo for around $230.
So there are options.
I am going to buy the new motor from Shimpo.
I really love Shimpo wheels. They just feel different
I have a hard time describing it???
good luck nancy
On 4/14/03 12:47 PM, "Ellie Blair" wrote:
> I have an old shimpo electric wheel that I bought in 1975. It is a cone
> driven motor and is also sealed. I know shimpos tend to get loud when they
> get older but this thing sounds like a train. I am sure the brushes are shot.
> I talked to the people at NCECA when it was in Kansas City and all they said
> was that the motor isn't made anymore. The wheel still runs but I have it
> retired. Is there anyway to restore it? I have been told that the motor is
> probably trash.
> Ellie Blair
> Lawrence, Kansas
>
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Ellie Blair on mon 14 apr 03
Thanks for the info. I live in Kansas but thanks for the offer. I will see
if I can find someone around here. I just hate to get rid of it. It has
been my buddy for 38 years.
Ellie
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: old shimpo wheel
> Dear Ellie,
>
> If the Motor was well made in the first place, and, if it
> needs for the Brushes (or perhaps the Bearings) to be
> renewed, the commutator may also enjoy some redress as
> well...none of which is less than routine for a D.C. Motor
> once in a great while.
>
> Find someone who cares about these things, which usually
> will NOT be a 'professional' repair or electric Motor
> clip-joint...
>
> ...if you live near here, bring it bye and I can almost
> certainly do 'er for you.
>
> So far, 'the people' at 'nceca' do not sound as if they are
> interested, have any understanding, or 'care'...
>
> I doubt that the Motor is 'trash', but maybe it shall turn
> out that these people's comments are...
>
> My impression anyway...
>
> By the term 'the people', do you mean the Shimpo
> representatives?
>
> Phil
> Las Vegas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ellie Blair"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:47 AM
> Subject: old shimpo wheel
>
>
> I have an old shimpo electric wheel that I bought in 1975.
> It is a cone driven motor and is also sealed. I know
> shimpos tend to get loud when they get older but this thing
> sounds like a train. I am sure the brushes are shot. I
> talked to the people at NCECA when it was in Kansas City and
> all they said was that the motor isn't made anymore. The
> wheel still runs but I have it retired. Is there anyway to
> restore it? I have been told that the motor is probably
> trash.
> Ellie Blair
> Lawrence, Kansas
>
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BRIAN GUFFEY on tue 15 apr 03
If you goto a professional electronics supplier, you can bring them the m=
otor and can darned near match up the old one with a new one. Cleaning o=
ut the brush heads as well are pretty much the most simple (and sometimes=
the most effective thing) also. depends on how much effort you wish to =
put forth on the wheel.
----- Original Message -----
From: nancy patterson
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 5:02 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: old shimpo wheel
I had a 40 yr old Shimpo given to me with
a shot motor, but everything else was brand new.
I brought it to my ceramic supplier and he checked it out
and said that it was indeed in great shape except for the motor
(I trust him fully) and that there are two options...
1) buy an American made motor for around $90 and since it is a Japanese
wheel new holes and stuff will have to be drilled (taken to a machine sho=
p)
and it is difficult to line it up exactly or
20 buy a new motor from Shimpo for around $230.
So there are options.
I am going to buy the new motor from Shimpo.
I really love Shimpo wheels. They just feel different
I have a hard time describing it???
good luck nancy
On 4/14/03 12:47 PM, "Ellie Blair" wrote:
> I have an old shimpo electric wheel that I bought in 1975. It is a con=
e
> driven motor and is also sealed. I know shimpos tend to get loud when =
they
> get older but this thing sounds like a train. I am sure the brushes ar=
e shot.
> I talked to the people at NCECA when it was in Kansas City and all they=
said
> was that the motor isn't made anymore. The wheel still runs but I have=
it
> retired. Is there anyway to restore it? I have been told that the mot=
or is
> probably trash.
> Ellie Blair
> Lawrence, Kansas
>
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Clay Art Information on wed 16 apr 03
Hello Sir and to everybody !
In response to comments. The motor for those RK-2 are still available,
contrary to understanding of a lot of people. The idea and notion that
this motor is not anymore available, may had came from other sources and
not Shimpo. The motor itself is not a DC motor, it is an AC induction
motor, so that brushes is not a problem. I have seen wheels that run
thru the years, but unlike any other product, motors will go bad no
matter how good the design is, because of wear and tear and usage.
I would like to apologize if there were some misrepresentation in
NCECA, but Shimpo have tried their best to service it's units even
after 33 years of wheel existence. We have just helped somebody
regarding a wheel problem made way back 1969. The manuals may not be
that new, but we have them and tried to provide them through our home
website at www.shimpoceramics.com. If the parts is not anymore
manufactured, we try to give other alternatives as much as we can.
Commitment of manufacurers, on any product is 7 to 10 years, but
because we care for our customers, we have exceeded 23 more years.
Please let us know how else we can help.
(800) 842-1479
Best regards,
Arthur
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET wrote:
>Dear Ellie,
>
>If the Motor was well made in the first place, and, if it
>needs for the Brushes (or perhaps the Bearings) to be
>renewed, the commutator may also enjoy some redress as
>well...none of which is less than routine for a D.C. Motor
>once in a great while.
>
>Find someone who cares about these things, which usually
>will NOT be a 'professional' repair or electric Motor
>clip-joint...
>
>...if you live near here, bring it bye and I can almost
>certainly do 'er for you.
>
>So far, 'the people' at 'nceca' do not sound as if they are
>interested, have any understanding, or 'care'...
>
>I doubt that the Motor is 'trash', but maybe it shall turn
>out that these people's comments are...
>
>My impression anyway...
>
>By the term 'the people', do you mean the Shimpo
>representatives?
>
>Phil
>Las Vegas
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ellie Blair"
>To:
>Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:47 AM
>Subject: old shimpo wheel
>
>
>I have an old shimpo electric wheel that I bought in 1975.
>It is a cone driven motor and is also sealed. I know
>shimpos tend to get loud when they get older but this thing
>sounds like a train. I am sure the brushes are shot. I
>talked to the people at NCECA when it was in Kansas City and
>all they said was that the motor isn't made anymore. The
>wheel still runs but I have it retired. Is there anyway to
>restore it? I have been told that the motor is probably
>trash.
>Ellie Blair
>Lawrence, Kansas
>
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Clay Art Information on wed 16 apr 03
Good Morning Ellie,
The motor for your RK, assuming that it is an RK2, is still available.
Please give us a call at Shimpo so that we can help you out with your
problem. (800) 842-1479. I'll be happy to help you out and consider
some good alternatives.
Best regards,
Arthur Morales
Ellie Blair wrote:
>I have an old shimpo electric wheel that I bought in 1975. It is a cone driven motor and is also sealed. I know shimpos tend to get loud when they get older but this thing sounds like a train. I am sure the brushes are shot. I talked to the people at NCECA when it was in Kansas City and all they said was that the motor isn't made anymore. The wheel still runs but I have it retired. Is there anyway to restore it? I have been told that the motor is probably trash.
>Ellie Blair
>Lawrence, Kansas
>
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