Foot Pedal Mods

[acourtjester]

Hi All
I did some mods to the foot pedal that came with my PM 256. I read that other guys had probems with the timing belt shaft getting off the pot and not working. See attached pictures. I made 2 brackets on of 1/4" X 1" X 1" angle about 1-1/2" long and the other is 1/8" flat cut to shape and bent to a 90.
I used 10-32 screws and nuts to hold them on. The 1/4" bracket has a tongue that sticks info the back of the timing belt shaft as a guide.

Have fun
acourtjester

[jandlcars]

Hi acourtjester good idea i took your ideaand brought it up 1 more stage
the shaft is long and was flexing at the gear i made a nylon block that suports the shaft
bolted it through the top
the hole is 1 size over 1/4"
now it will not dut exesive wear at reastat
thanks for sparking an idea
Jim

[everlastsupport]

Hey Tom,

Thanks for posting your mod. It will make the pedal go a long way for sure.

I saved what you emailed me as well. We should have a new pedal coming soon. Lower profile as well.

Love to see pics of the Nomad if you ever get time. Have a good weekend.

[acourtjester]

Hey Tom,

Thanks for posting your mod. It will make the pedal go a long way for sure.

I saved what you emailed me as well. We should have a new pedal coming soon. Lower profile as well.

Love to see pics of the Nomad if you ever get time. Have a good weekend.

no nomad I have a 34 ford???

[everlastsupport]

Sorry, wrong fellow, I thought it was you. Heck, 34's Fords are welcome here too.

[WAYNESWORLD]

Great idea Tom. I may have to mod mine when I get some time.
Wayne

[jandlcars]

Update on Pedal Mod
after trying it it worked better with nylon block and acourtjester's mod but it still skipped
after watching the action of the belt had a cam style action
i took a small spring and bent it to go over the lower belt screw and to the box aprox
1/2" from the bottom with a 6/32" machine screw
this light spring keeps it in contact with gear
spring came from Home Depot tn a package of mixed springs its about 3/16" x 2"

mike i had a Nomad but its gone was in original shooting in the back ground of american Grafetti it is not in cut version
i have a 1925 t truck street rod i built in the 70's
Jim

[jakeru]

I've got one of the first Everlast Super200P's. I do remember making some mods to the footpedal.

Mine arrived a bit torqued, (maybe from shipping maybe was put together that way.) The main thing I did was fix that, so the frame was square, and I removed some play in the hinge (I added some bronze bushings on each side.) I got the toothed rack nice and square, and tight with the pot gear also, so that should work well for a long time.

Also I used a multimeter, to test the range of the min (which is when the microswitch engages) to max, when the footpedal maxes out, and I made some adjustments that extend the range. I can weld with the footpedal as low as 10 amps. I think pressed down, I get pretty close to 200 amps, just a bit under. My footpedal is made of steel, and has a knob on the side. Its held up well.

[jtybt]

Lower profile would be great. Since there's so little to the whole peddle, I think making it the size of a sewing machine foot peddle would be much more comfortable. That big foot peddle is way too hard to press when you're sitting down.