> The answer is in your basement. The smallest way is the to use > the 6 pole brushless motor from your defective laser printer Well, it has been sitting there for a while, and I've more than one. What I shall be doing is getting busy with some ideas and report back. One obvious use for the hobbyist is propellor clockery. And as Olin mentioned, he too needed to do something similar. Perhaps not a common application, but worth documenting -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body