Garage Door Motor Projects

Has anyone here created a project with a garage door opener motor.

Garage door motor projects. Maybe you can try. Whether kept intact or broken into smaller parts an old garage door has myriad potential second lives. 94 points 7 years ago. Go with 1 2 hp for a double door and 3 4 hp for a door that has a wood or faux wood overlay they can be heavy.

This garage door opener has a powerful dc motor with geniesense technology standard. The stealthdrive 750 belt drive garage door opener the stealthdrive 750 belt drive garage door opener is an ultra quiet garage door opener with a steel reinforced belt making it the ideal choice for homeowners where sound could be an issue. When buying a garage door opener choose a 1 3 hp or 1 2 hp garage door opener for a single garage door 1 3 hp can be hard to find at some home centers. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.

Choose the right garage door opener. A motor drives a trolley or carriage along a rail. Repurpose for the mechanically inclined your old but still working garage door opener can be a motor to power a number of projects including a dumb waiter for transporting groceries from the garage to the kitchen for example or any number of creative motorized inventions. This thread is archived.

The main difference between garage door opener models is how the motor moves the trolley. Just take a look at these great projects that use repurposed garage doors.