Switching Motor Pedal And Foot Lift Pedal On Cb 4500.

[pcox]

I just set up a new CB4500 on an existing stand and we had a similar problem. I made a solid rod out of some 5/32 TIG welding rod to run from the head down thru the table then hooked the chain to that. On the end of the foot pedal loosen the 2 screws and slide the chain bracket to the right as far as possible. This will reduce the angle and drag considerably. If you want to switch to the left pedal you will still need the pulley or an eye-bolt as a guide for the rod.

[Bob A]

Bob,

Here's a picture showing how the chains cross and another showing the backside of my roller. I may switch the pedals around at some point so the big one is the motor control. It was made with stuff I had laying around, I'm sure there's a bunch of other ways the same thing could be done. I also could have bent the metal a little better but I didn't have a good way of bending it and it should be cut a little shorter but I wasn't too concerned. Maybe some day Ill pull it off and paint it and make it a little more finished (yea right).

I hope that helps.

Thanks. I think I'm going to try switch mine also. Seems like it would work better for me as the current set up just doesn't feel right.

[billymac814]

Im glad other people found this helpful. I've been using it most of the day, any drag is gone, I'm still relearning the pedals a bit but once I retrain myself I think I'm going to like it better for sure. I should probably switch the small and big pedals as soon as possible so I don't have to get used to that once I'm already familiar with the way it is although I'm not sure there's any great advantage to the big pedal being the motor control.

The welding rod is an interesting idea too although it wouldn't have worked in my case and I don't have any welding rods laying around although I probably could have used some auto soler wire that I have. Before switching the pedals I thought about loosening the two screws and sliding that bracket over but I didn't think it would help much since the pedals are farther forward than the hole so it still would have dragged(drug??) a bit. I did at one point coat the chain in beeswax but it didn't help much.