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I just rotate the drum backwards to get it unhooked. Going slow is the idea! I tried various loads at different speeds and the one at 30rpm was by far the best.

For best results you must get the bucket down to 30rpm if you can. 60 does noticeably less so put a fan onto the motor if u have to. It will get hot if you slow down an AC motor by restrictions the...

I tried my favorite go to glue but it failed. I then tried selleys all plastic fix glue. The primer comes with it and it's held so far. I found an old camera mount with a std m8 threaded hole and...

Get a front wiper motor and hook it to a bucket. No pulleys or gears. You can run them off a PC power supply too. I've seen those motors for $6.50 on trademe.
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As you can see I have zero metal working skills. Good thing you don't need them for this project. It's all about the end result

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