pitching machine parts?

I need a new arm for a iron mike style pitching machine. Any idea were I can find parts. the arm was hit with a line drive and it bent

Why does my washing machine creak during wash cycle?

During the wash cycle my washing machine creaks about every 2 seconds (creak - creak - creak...). It's a low-pitched creak and sounds like two parts are rubbing together. I have lifted the lid and tried to maneuver the drum with my hand - no change in the sound. The sound comes when the drum oscillates from side to side.

Could it be the bearings? Might I be able to replace them myself? I consider myself to be fairly competent (I've done plenty of work on cars - clutches, intake systems, etc) and would feel comfortable tackling this myself if need be. Many thanks in advance.

Speed control of an AC motor, what are my options?

I have a pitching machine that is not made anymore and the company does not support repair or have replacement parts. The pitching machine is basically made up of a chord to plug into an outlet running to a 5 amp circuit breaker, then to some sort of rotary speed controller, then to the motor that spins the wheel. The speed controller is busted, as in, the rotary dial part is completely gone and I an look down at what appears to be a small gear. My initial intention was to just find the part from the manufacturer and be on my way, but I have come to find out that the company went out of business about 12 years ago and I can't find any information what so ever on the part.

So this is my problem. I know the speed controller was rated at 125VAC and 3A. I don't know what I should be looking for to replace it. I have done research on potentiometers, rheostats, VFD's, light dimmers, fan speed controllers....I think I have covered it all. Using Ohms law, I came up with all of the parameters for the dimmer switch. 125VAC, 3A, 375W, 42Ohms.

What are my options here? Obviously I don't want to spend much money as I can buy a newer version of the pitching machine for $100. That rules out a VFD and possibly a speed controller. I have read light dimmer switches are bad for AC motors and it seems that potentiometers (based on Radio Shacks web site) have either way too much resistance, over 1,000 Ohms, or are not rated for 125VAC, or even 110VAC.

Basically, I would like to go to the hardware store and pick something up to use, but I am not sure if they carry anything that will work without me burning up the motor, and even at that, most of the light dimmer switches I see are for 120V, 600W, which is around 24 Ohms.

Can someone give me a breakdown of my options here?

I don't know the motor HP right now because I haven't pulled the motor out yet, but I can't imagine it being more than a small fractional horse power motor.

Without knowing much about what I am doing, I don't know if putting in something that is rated for a much higher wattage, or higher or lower resistance will have an effect on the ultimate results, I just want this thing to have a good range of "speed".

Thanks for any help.

Quad Injury...?

i play Varsity softball and just resently my upper quad has been bothering me...the pain only comes when i am running full speed and it hurts on the left side on the front of my leg...when i walk it hurts at the back of my leg on the left side but on the lower part of my leg...(when i say left side i mean on the inside of my leg....)

It has just recently been hurting in the back of my leg, before it just was sore on the front of my leg...

1 week ago i got hit by the softball pitching machine close to the upper part of my knee but not close enough to were my knee hurts... whitch was set at 60mph....i do have bruising from the ball, but it is starting to go away and doesnt hurt much...

if you have any ideas on what it is or what to do please help i am a soph and i made the varsity as a starting catch...so i really need to heal...and fast!!!!

ps. we have been playing in cold weather until just recently....and i have been trying my best to stretch...if that helps any...

In girls 8u softball, the batter hits the ball and the ball hits the plate, is it foul or a fair ball?

this is a pitching machine game and all girls are 8-10 years old. I know some of the rules are different from place to place, but I thought the plate was part of the field and when batter hit the ball and it hit the plate first, I thought it was a fair ball. Ump said otherwise !!

Can you give advice for a new Little League Coach?

Our community is short on volun-teers and I have offered to coach for the minor boys team (8-10 years, pitching machine). I feel a little anxious because first of all I am a mother and second of all, some of our parents can be pretty vicious. I have been part of our baseball program for many years and I am very familiar with the procedures of the games, but I want to offer the boys the best for both practice and game strategy.

I am looking for drill suggestions and game situation suggestions. Please, if you know anything that has worked for your team or will help cement skills, I would be grateful. Also, any good sites for additional info would be wonderful.

Arm surgery...what is it like?

Hi. I broke my distal ulna (the lower part of the little arm bone., there are two, radius, and the ulna, FYI) 3 months ago. Its still not healed. They gave me choices if i wanted another cast. or surgery.
What is surgery like?!?!?!?

YOU DONT HAVE TO READ THIS IF YOU DONT WANT TO.
BUT JUST FOR MORE DETAIL.
read my story first please

I was playing softball, and i was batting. The pitching machine was going 58 miles per hour. One of my friends yelled " they are coming inside, so watch out". i didn't think any of it until the ball hit me in my arm (close to my wrist)
i couldn't move it at first. Surprisingly i didn't cry, because it didn't hurt like a break should. i ran to the bathroom to put cold water on it.

That was on Monday.
I continued practicing (softball) thru Friday.I just put pre-wrap on it... of course i complained.
but i always get hit. its not a big deal. it normally is just a bruise.
It bruised pretty badly, but i could move it and it was barely swelled, so no one thought it was a break (even the "sports school doctor").
Everyone was telling me that if you can still move it, its not broken. so....
But on Friday, it hurt so bad i couldn't catch a ball. so i stopped practicing.

i convinced my mom to take me to the doctor the following Tuesday
turned out it was broken. they put a splint on it. then the next day (Wednesday) they gave me a cast.
i had it on for 4 weeks.
of course it smelled. [ baby powder helps]
& its hard bathing//showering. even with a bag....it still leaks it. my mom had to bathe me....for FOUR WEEKS.

but with the cast on for that long only one time it hurt bad. i could have broken someone's nose or fingers with my cast. (i almost did.) i could play football with it. It had so much protection. the saw to take it off was pretty cool. i was scared at first though.

Once its off, it feels ultra weird. your arm is all flaky. (ew) but i used some of this really good soap for damaged skin right when i got home. and your arm hair is all black and your skin is really really pale...
Well I'm a girl. and i didn't like that so i was in the shower (DOING IT ALL BY MYSELFFFFF) i was shaving my legs and whatnot and i was like "hey. i kinda wanna shave my arm." so i did. right after i did that i wish i never did. a couple months later, it kinda looks like...leg hair. but not as dark. but still. ew. right?
BLEACH NOT SHAVE.
got it? good.

my pediatrician thought it would be a good idea to take it off before xraying it. wrong. he xrayed my arm afterwards and it was still not healed.
so he was like "just wear this brace and we'll have another x-ray in a couple a weeks."
I've been wearing that brace and having many x-rays since i had gotten my cast off and it still hurts. so my mom finally decides to take me to a SPECIALIST--an orthopedic. Today was my appointment. Dr. Farrell knew what to do right when i got in there. Before looking at my x-ray he actually was feeling my bone and arm for anything wrong. my ulna was lose. (one of the "wrist" bones. that stick out... if you know what i'm talking about?) he asked me what hurt and he knew what was wrong RIGHT when he did that. Dr. Farrell told me that i had damaged tissue caused my the injury that couldn't be found in the x-ray. (which most doctors go by) and also my bone was at an angle, and didn't heal right.

He gave me two choices.
1-- He wanted to try a cast for 4-6 weeks. but it might not work.
it would be a long cast. and HELLO. summer? its gonna get freakin hot. when i had my cast it was in march//april. it was kinda chilly.... but not like burning how it is now.
2- surgery. then possibly a cast, if he doesnt like what he sees during the surgery. but by then it will be 4 weeks till school starts and hopefully it will be off by then...not the best way to start a new year... i was like . please just fix it. ASAP. im tired of having a broken arm. im tired of it hurting. and im tired of waiting. to see if " it will work" forget a cast. GIVE ME A SURGERY.

i went with number two.
my Mri is scheduled tomorrow.
then im going on vacation so right afterwards on the 22nd, i will have my surgery. and sleep over night at the hospital. I have never been in a surgery before but they told me i would be knocked out. so really i dont even care. i dont want to know the details. i just want it to be fixed. so dont be all picky. its been 3 long months. ive wasted my summer. just get the surgery ASAP......

hope this helps.
dont make the mistake i//my parents did.
GO TO A SPECIALIST FIRST.
not your doctor..
orthopedics know what they are talking about.

((sorry i posted that on an another site.))
but really. what happens during a arm surgery?
Haha i know i have tons of details.
i posted it from another site.
and was like why not.

ummm im not sure.
I'm 15 years old, he said he was going to fix it and put some plates in it?
im not really sure.
i will know more after my MRI. which is soon.

machine knitting help?

I have an old brother machine (585) which still works fine. Also have an attched ribber (586) However have lost the manual for the ribber and need a bit of help using it. how do i set it for circular/tubular? there are three sliders on it, one on the botton edge that goes from P to R and to on the carriage, both go from N to P-R. predumably i set ot on half pitch and then make the knit carrige knit on one direction (push in part button?) and the ribber carriage in the other but what combination of the sliders will do that.

thanks in advance.

Ways to help a 9 year old hit from a pitching machine?

He played softball two years ago and now hes at the age to hit with the pitching machine and he needs help. What can I do.

I just bought a pitching machine that pitches 100mph for 3500 bucks?

I am serious about baseball so saved up for this. I am 14 and if I can learn to hit a 100mph fastball by 16 will I be well on my way to the bigs because right now I am able to hit a 85 mph fastball oh yeah and it does curveballs sliders and sinkers.

intramural baseball and info?

I am still in highschool and didn't make my baseball team freshman year, I tried out only as an outfielder and I got cut. I didn't even bother trying out the next year even though I became a pitcher and am really good at pitching now. I play rec baseball now and it's pretty fun, mainly casual and it's fun.

Intramural baseball sounds like a lot of fun. time to meet new people and be able to play more baseball. I don't know how most schools do it. I dont know if they use a pitching machine or if kids can pitch. If kids can pitch how hard do they throw?

I throw in the low 70s and by the time I am in college, I would not be surprised if it was around 80 by then. Would I be allowed to pitch on the intramural team? I mean I'm pretty good. my league right now I've played 5 games and I'm hitting .500 with a .750 ob%, 9 SB, 7 RBI and 4 Runs. I've pitched 2 innings (i'm a closer) with 2 saves, 5 Ks, 2 BBs, and no hits or runs.

I'm not trying to say that I am great or anything and I can play varsity sports because i know I can't. I would get embarrassed by them. Intramurals seems fun, casual, and just a chill thing to do. would I be allowed to pitch? or do they have pitching machines? how hard do most pitchers throw in intramurals?

thanks, i'd prefer someone to answer this if they have/had/do play intramural baseball in college (also what college you go/went to)

thanks

How do I make contact with a baseball?

I don't have very much experience playing much baseball.I'm 13 years old and in my first year which was last year I played minor league. I know its embarrassing I used a pitching machine. I hit 6 inside the park home runs for 8 games. Then I moved up to little league for 3 games and I did'nt hit the ball once. Now Im moving up to Babe Ruth league and I need some advice on how to make CONTACT AND POWER against the fast pitches that they throw.