No more small motors for Me!

I was bored, so I decided to bust open some small electric motors I had laying around. I don't have a Vice, so I had to use my hands. So I bust out the Ice Pick and a hammer and go at it. As I try to get the "axle" out of the center, I take a tap and the Ice Pick misses and decides to go right into my hand. Nice. I only got a small puncture, but that means no more small motor destruction for me.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Wow that is dangerous!! When your breaking stuff down think of the worst thing that can happen (doesn't mean it will) and if your can't picture a good outcome then change the way you do it or just sell it whole. Could have been worse.

Yea, I wish I thought of that before I did that. When I was at Home Depot today, I was going to pick up a new set of gloves, but I forgot. Wish I didn't.

Gloves and no way a ice pick is going to be a safe choice , all electric motors have a trick to open . a grinder is often helpful to cut open a case . be focused at the task as it's not safe work . What kind of small motors are you talking about any way , Vacuum dish washer fans ??

Originally Posted by Copper Head

Gloves and no way a ice pick is going to be a safe choice , all electric motors have a trick to open . a grinder is often helpful to cut open a case . be focused at the task as it's not safe work . What kind of small motors are you talking about any way , Vacuum dish washer fans ??

Yup. Selling the smaller ones as units now. And to answer your question, too small.

an ice pick works great! (when picking ice ; ) otherwise, choose a tool suitable for the job.
For gloves, I'd suggest you find some that are specifically marked as "ice pick resistant"

I've decided if a motor takes too long, it's not worth it, into the motor pile. Today I was tinkering with a ceiling fan motor, that came from a house fire, and had all but a top nut that should unbolt the whole shaft, but I'd noticed melted Al from the lower vent holes, and decided it was likely Al windings anyway, so tossed it in the pile, instead of going for a socket to fit

So do y'all toss aluminum motors into shred, or motor pile. I probably answered my own question, but the yard marked the motor from a garbage disposal as "FE Shredable."

Originally Posted by Gravitar

So do y'all toss aluminum motors into shred, or motor pile. I probably answered my own question, but the yard marked the motor from a garbage disposal as "FE Shredable."

thus far I've put Al ones with the others, never been faced with that, but tell ya what, I've also torn down AL ones, and they certainly aren't worth messin with