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The Real Lathe Pt. 2: Make your own pulleys (Patreon)

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2018-10-19 21:10:41
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Friends: 

I'm a day later than usual because nothing this week went according to plan. Tools went missing, materials broke, and the best laid plans of mice and men came to nothing. 

Anyway, I made some pulleys and I made them from plywood. It ended up awesome. 

You can make your own pulleys, even for real machines like a lathe with just a power source and some bench-chisels. It's free and it isn't even that hard. 

I did a double-pulley on a motor shaft and a 4-step cone pulley for the spindle of the Real Lathe. 

I'm really happy with the end product, but as always, I leave it to you to tell me what you think. Comments and criticism are always welcome. 

Enjoy the weekend!

--Rex

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James Boatright

So, I'll just make two comments... My experience with set screws without flats or holes for them to index on is poor. Good luck. 2] aren't you introducing an out of balance condition with only 1 set screw on one side? Oh well, if it rattles, I suppose you can drill another hole.

Rex Krueger
>>16461342

Good points! 1.) The shaft is mild steel, so I can add indexing holes anytime, and I will if I need them. I've thought a bat about doing this already. 2.) There are 2 hubs and the screws are offset from each other 180 degrees. The spindle runs true without vibration (so far) so i think I'll be okay. Thanks for the useful feedback!

Aaron Sprague

You make me really want to turn some wood.

Rex Krueger
>>16592765

You should! I've only been turning for a bit over 2 years and I've sold work, made MANY gifts, and I have a turning video with over 300K views on YouTube. It wasn't hard to pick up and I got decent at it pretty fast. Very satisfying.