Thread: What should I do with a 5 rpm mirror ball motor?

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I bought a package deal for a Disco Ball, Motor, Pin lights and color lenses. (Our theme is Time Travel) I knew the Motor was a 5 rpm, but got a good deal on the package and knew it would still be cheaper to buy the package and a new Motor if the speed was to fast. Well the speed is too fast so I bought a 1 rpm. Now What to do with the 5 rpm Disco Ball Motor????

Make an Exorcist girl turning her head.

you can do alot with it, as mentioned above have a prop turning their head all the way around. You can attach some kind pole to the part that turns and attach a pole to that pole, and make something that is stirring something. Or perhaps, a wheel of death (when a person or prop is on a wheel and it is spinning), the possibilities are endless.

I would fashion a cam disk at the end of the shaft and attach it to one of my props (like The Ghoul) just to make it shudder 5 times a minute.

You could do a cool floating candle effect by mounting it to the ceiling near a window and attaching a candelabra along with a counterweight. I've actually always wanted to do that.