I rebuilt my wife's old stealth.

[OwlsDen]

She got this before she got a real Swiss machine and it has sat in drawer for almost a year. So this evening I decided to rebuild it. So here it is with a custom brass a-bar, new brass vice, a 6 volt Mabuchi motor, and an RCA. To be honest the only parts that are from the stealth are the spindle and crank arm as well as the black aluminum body. I plan on making a better fitting back plate and cleaning it up some but I thought this was a good start.

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I didn't know where to put this, as it isn't really my machine. But top drawer is a place for show and tell, so I thought it would go here.

[OwlsDen]

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Awesome! Thats really cool

[hendricksonart.com]

thats awesome where did you get the motor?

[OwlsDen]

It's a standard mabuchi FF-180SH can. You can get them anywhere. The ones I got are 6volt. I think I bought them from someone off eBay ( it was a German seller ) but these are fairly common and easy to find.

[joelhague]

awesome man looks sick, i love my stealth i dont care what anyone says haha, i did a big ass piece with it today lined shaded everything , its ebeen going strong for 2.5 years not bad for 100 dollar machine

[hendricksonart.com]

The only rotary I still own is a stealth still gets use two years later. I will admit I wish I didn't sell a few of the rotarys.

[aurelien]

it turned out beautifully !

[Magnu]

Well done OD that looks very smart. was the motor a straight fit ?

[OwlsDen]

Well done OD that looks very smart. was the motor a straight fit ?

Yes and no. This motor is slightly shorter than the one that was in there. But this is a good thing as the collar of the shaft protrudes out from the casing as there is an actual bearing or collar on the shaft. Also the stock spindle is so deep that I had to set the motor farther back in the case. So the slightly shorter motor was a blessing as in the end it was a perfect fit. The power band is totally different now too. It feels much more solid and less like a rattle can. It still isn't nearly as cool as the Swiss, but it is much much better feeling than a stock stealth. If you have a stealth I would seriously consider swapping the motor out.