V drive pulleys.
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:37 pm
Hi all,
This maybe old news to many of you , but I'll share my findings anyway. The Smoke in the Motor on my bandsaw escaped recently , a new one from H&F was $300,one of Ebay ,that was a little More HP same RPM was $140, So I braved The Ebay Motor and the Quality seems Fine , Although I did have to Knock up an Adapter plate, Any way I was Thinking that my Pulleys needed a birthday , cause they keep spitting the Key's no matter what I do. So whilst Picking up a Stew Mac parcel from DHL ,I noticed a SKF Bearings and Power Transmission center next Door, and decided to buy some new Pulleys, the Guy was happy to sell me new alloy ones but suggested I use taper locks instead, these are a pulley that take an inner hub that uses a taper system to clamp onto the shaft instead of a grub screw and ultimatley stop any wobble and the resulting key Spitting dead easy to install, and a real winner for my money, a 78 mm and 150mm pulley plus inserts only $56.00 . so If your having Pulley troubles or need new ones Try taper locks, I believe Blackwoods also have a similar Item.
Paul.
This maybe old news to many of you , but I'll share my findings anyway. The Smoke in the Motor on my bandsaw escaped recently , a new one from H&F was $300,one of Ebay ,that was a little More HP same RPM was $140, So I braved The Ebay Motor and the Quality seems Fine , Although I did have to Knock up an Adapter plate, Any way I was Thinking that my Pulleys needed a birthday , cause they keep spitting the Key's no matter what I do. So whilst Picking up a Stew Mac parcel from DHL ,I noticed a SKF Bearings and Power Transmission center next Door, and decided to buy some new Pulleys, the Guy was happy to sell me new alloy ones but suggested I use taper locks instead, these are a pulley that take an inner hub that uses a taper system to clamp onto the shaft instead of a grub screw and ultimatley stop any wobble and the resulting key Spitting dead easy to install, and a real winner for my money, a 78 mm and 150mm pulley plus inserts only $56.00 . so If your having Pulley troubles or need new ones Try taper locks, I believe Blackwoods also have a similar Item.
Paul.