[DeTomaso] Beer Can Crushers Etc - Not Pantera Related - But cool though

[Edward A. Nauman]

Hey Steve,

	Sorry it took a couple of days to get back to you.  Unfortunately, I
never took any pictures of the Dayton model.  It was a big party hit.  The
new one is more invisible at parties.  All you see on the patio is the
remote station.  Although when the can is sucked away the tubing acts as an
acoustic conductor so you can hear the can all the way through the crushing.
The sequencer on the crusher will handle 2 cans at a time so you can load 2
in the remote station together.  If you are ever in the area, you are
welcome to stop by and drink some beer.  It's kind of fun.  You mentioned
that the hit and miss engines are hard to find.  If you are really
interested, there is a museum in Oceanside Calif. that is sponsored by a
local club.  I believe it is called the antique engine society or something
like that.  Someone in that club will either have one for sale or would at
least know someone that does.  They put on an exhibition every year at the
Antelope Valley fairgrounds.  They have running washing machines, saw mills,
power grinders as well as just bare motors ETC, ETC on display every year.


	Cheers,

	Fast Eddie

Edward A. Nauman\
C.E.O.
Smart Litez Inc

Palmdale, CA. 93551
(661) 305-7636


> -----Original Message-----
> From: steven.liebenow at att.net [mailto:steven.liebenow at att.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:00 AM
> To: Edward A. Nauman
> Subject: Re: Beer Can Crushers Etc - Not Pantera Related - But cool
> though
> 
> Ed,
> 
> That sounds like toooo much fun!!!
> 
> Got any pictures of this Dayton powered one???
> 
> Ciao!
> Steve
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Edward A. Nauman" <enauman at roadrunner.com>
> >
> > I actually built another one similar to what you describe using a
> Dayton
> > gear motor connected to a piston-cylinder crushing arrangement.  It
> had a
> > sheet metal funnel that transitioned into an l shaped tube that
> dropped the
> > can into the crusher.  The funnel took a while to perfect in order to
> keep
> > the can from getting stuck.  It was a party hit also.  You couldn't
> dump a
> > load of cans in it.  But the mouth was 24" in diameter so you could
> throw
> > your empty from across the room.  There was an optical sensor that
> actuated
> > the motor and an electronic scoreboard on the wall to record your
> attempt.
> > The motor was energized through a latching relay arrangement that was
> timed
> > to the crankshaft through a cam actuated microswitch.  That way the
> motor
> > would only go around one time per can.  The "cam" was just a hose
> clamp on
> > the crank mainshaft.  All I had to do was rotate the clamp until the
> inertia
> > would carry the crank around to the starting point and stop.
> >
> >
> >
> >       Cheers,
> >
> >
> >
> >             Fast Eddie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >Fast Eddie!
> >
> >
> >
> > >Watched your u-tube video of the can crusher. Impressive!!!!  Best
> one that
> > I have seen on the web!  That is one stuffed garage/shop!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > >You do realize that you are only one diverter valve and a few lines
> of code
> > away from an in house vacuum cleaning system.....right? Would
> probably make
> > the wife happy! :))
> >
> >
> >
> > >I was thinking more along the caveman route...old school stationary
> 1
> > cylinder motor...pop pop pop......pop....type thing connected to a
> > piston/crusher affair, but with an automatic feed hopper of >sorts.
> Seems
> > the hopper part, to get the cans to feed properly is the most
> challenging
> > from what I have seen. Just dump your collection can into the hopper
> and
> > walk away....sort of....   I just like the sound of the old
> stationary
> > engines! (Tough to find these days!)>
> >
> >
> >
> > >Eliminate the need to touch each can individually and you have a
> sys>tem!
> > Your solution is just plain too damned elegant!!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > >Can it detect if some asswipe puts in a glass bottle? You said that
> you had
> > optical sensors....
> >
> >
> >
> > >Ciao!
> >
> > >Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Edward A. Nauman\
> >
> > C.E.O.
> >
> > Smart Litez Inc
> >
> >
> >
> > Palmdale, CA. 93551
> >
> > (661) 305-7636
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
>