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- Apr 4, 2018
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I made a little progress on this project. I got the drive shaft finished, and everything aligned and bolted down.
I built the drive roller out of 5 pieces of acrylic. I first cut out a rough circle and drilled out the center to the shaft diameter. Then I glued the pieces together with a length of shaft running through them for alignment. I was then able to turn the piece while it was on the shaft which made it easier as well as true to the shaft.
The roller is held on the shaft by two clamps, which I drilled a hole through and ran a screw into the roller. I also managed to mill a key slot into the shaft for the pulley and have it work on the first try. No big deal for you long time machinists, but it was a first for me.
Next is the belt tensioner, which should be fairly straight forward . I also want to add an adjustable work rest.
Ted
I built the drive roller out of 5 pieces of acrylic. I first cut out a rough circle and drilled out the center to the shaft diameter. Then I glued the pieces together with a length of shaft running through them for alignment. I was then able to turn the piece while it was on the shaft which made it easier as well as true to the shaft.
The roller is held on the shaft by two clamps, which I drilled a hole through and ran a screw into the roller. I also managed to mill a key slot into the shaft for the pulley and have it work on the first try. No big deal for you long time machinists, but it was a first for me.
Next is the belt tensioner, which should be fairly straight forward . I also want to add an adjustable work rest.
Ted