joshcank Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 afternoon everyone! im very new to this forum, im a young shot from Leicestershire and ive just got myself some rough shooting after being on the clay scene for a while. today ive started to build my own magnet rather than pay the price of a ready made one. ive made a nice little base up and good a little 24 volt motor out of a welder wire feeder unit all mounted up(ive got a plan in mind for speed control too, helps being an electrician!). found some nice aluminium tubing to make the arms out of but im stuck on how to attach either dead birds or decoys to the end of the arms. have any of you lads got any ideas? anything you may of done yourselves or seen done? any help would be greatly appreciated. cheers, josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 If its 24 volts how are you going to run it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the crowman Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hi Josh,your better off using a car windscreen motor so you don't have to convert.Get them from the scrap yard for about a fiver.As for the arms,I've now put Camo tape on them to stop the glare off the sun. Hope this helps 👍👍 Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadbreakfast Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 You don't have to convert just wire two battery's In series, it is more messing about carrying an extra battery though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshcank Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 If its 24 volts how are you going to run it? two 12volt batteries connected in series gives you 24v, however I ran the motor with a 12v battery on its own to try it and it gave me pretty much a perfect speed and drew hardly any extra current. Hi Josh,your better off using a car windscreen motor so you don't have to convert.Get them from the scrap yard for about a fiver.As for the arms,I've now put Camo tape on them to stop the glare off the sun. Hope this helps Mark no converting needing mate, just either run it off one battery or put in a 4 quid speed controller! how did you attach your birds or decoys to the ends of the poles bud? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the crowman Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Got to travel light....can't be doing carrying 2 batteries....as for putting dead birds on use wing spreaders get them off the bay or get the idea and make some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Mine had the end of the arms bent to 90* and pushed through the vent up to the crop then wing spreaders made using the chocolate block wire conectors and some wire with a little clip on the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshcank Posted October 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 the motor runs fine off a single 12volt battery and pulls 0.1 of an amp extra, so there will be no lugging extra batteries mate. I have some pictures Ill try and upload if anyones interested! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the crowman Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 That's the wing spreaders ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshcank Posted October 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 That's the wing spreaders 👍👍👍 Just the job mate cheers, I'll knock some of them up in the week👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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