Motorizing the Mill Wheel and Adding Lights- Rebuilding the 1/2" scale mill by Mountains in Minutes

Today we are replacing and motorizing the mill wheel and installing incandescent lights and a flickering LED to the Gardner Brothers Mill in Cañón Grande on the model railroad.

First the mill wheel. The original mill wheel was a urethane foam casting. While the pattern model was great, the casting didn't seem like something we wanted to dress up and use. So we were off to eBay to look for a replacement mill wheel. AND we found a great one! For $10.

Vandalstore:
Micro Water Wheel Tabletop Replacement Small Water Fountain Wheel Fountain

Now to motorize it.
Motor:
Amazon
Greartisan DC 12V 100RPM Gear Motor High Torque Electric Micro Speed Reduction Geared Motor Centric Output Shaft 37mm Diameter Gearbox

Motor Mount:
Black 37mm DC Gear Motors Mounting Bracket, Iron Anti-Rust Gearbox L-Shape Fixed Seat, Gear Reduction Motor Holder
Belts and pulleys:
2Kit GT2 Pulley 20&60 Teeth 6.35mm Bore, Aluminum Timing Pulley with 2PCS Timing Belt 200mm Length 6mm Width, GT2 Synchronous Wheel for 3D Printer

PAGOW 8pcs 3D Printer Timing Belt 2GT-6 Closed Loop Rubber Belt 110mm 112mm 122mm 158mm 200mm 280mm 300mm 400mm Width 6mm

Speed Controller:
RioRand 6V 12V 24V 28V 3A 80W DC Motor Speed Controller PWM Speed Adjustable Reversible Switch 1203BB DC Motor Driver Reversing
Lights:
Miniatronics

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