Fw: [TheForge] Pulleys

Sun Feb 16 10:53:03 2003

I guess I'm really cheap....  or just that I blacksmithing is traditionally
making something work.  I had a v-belt  that fit the pulley on my gas engine
that I use on my 25# LG.  It runs to the flat pulley on the LG.  Works
great - doesn't slip - one's enough even though it looks like it's only
3/8".  Cost $0 - got the v-belt in a box with a bunch of other stuff.   Just
had to adjust for length by where I drilled my holes in a wood platform that
hangs on the LG.

I run the 8 horse - pull start Kohler at idle.  That works great too.  Piped
the exhaust through the side wall to get rid of fumes and reduce the noise.

Walt
-----Original Message-----
From: Cameron Stoker <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, February 15, 2003 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Pulleys

>My pulley an belt setup cost about $45. This sure beats the canvas belt
>I put on first which cost about $30 + several hours machining a crowned
>drive pulley and the belt would slip whenever it got too oily.
>
>
>On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 08:03 PM, Steve Smith wrote:
>
>> I can guess that you haven't seen what toothed belts and pulleys cost.
>> You may decide that V belts (which work fine) are a better option.
>>
>> Steve Smith
>>
>> DragonsWatch wrote:
>>> Well, the way I figure it, I gotta have something, and as I have
>>> nothing,
>>> then why not?  It seems to work and that's what matters.  I know a
>>> simple V
>>> belt will work, but then so might a hemp rope, or a leather belt.
>>> Larry
>>> "Walter L. Mullett" wrote:
>>>> Why?  You really don't need that.
>>>>
>>>> Walt
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: DragonsWatch <[email protected]>
>>>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>>> Date: Friday, February 14, 2003 10:27 AM
>>>> Subject: [TheForge] Pulleys
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I think I asked this before, but can not find it or any replies.
>>>>> Somewhere here I saw a picture where  a tooth belt was used to
>>>>> drive a
>>>>> LG hammer.  Does anyone know of a source of these belts and pulleys?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Larry
>>>>>
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