Jonas Mikolayunas
02-24-2022, 8:50 PM
Hey ya'll,
Requesting your wisdom to formulate a plan of attack.
I've designed an electrically driven contraption for top secret reasons. It includes a 1hp motor that drives a wooden drum (cylinder) via a 2-groove v-belt pulley transmission.
The Drum:
6" diameter x 10" length.
Constructed of 3/4" cherry discs cut with a cnc router, internally cross-doweled and glued up.
It will spend it's life rotating @ 1800 rpm
The Next Step:
I need to install a bearing in each end of the drum.
I need to install a 2-groove v-belt pulley on one end.
The pulley and drum need to rotate around a statically mounted 5/8" shaft.
The Problem:
I need the ends of the drum square with the face if I stand any chance at getting the bearings and pulley balanced and true. Never done this before.
Tools on hand:
Rikon 220-VSR Lathe
8" Cole Jaws
Carbide tipped tools
Steady Rest
Router Sled ('cuz it's cool)
Can I get there from here?
My gut tells me there will be a specific order of operations in getting all three surfaces true and square to one another.
I've experimented with lots of bearing and pulley types but I'm open to being smartened up.
p.s. - it's been so hard trying to get pulleys and sheaves to interface with the wooden drum that I've considered just extending the drum with a few oak discs and turning those down to be the v-belt pulley. Asinine?
Stay sweet
Requesting your wisdom to formulate a plan of attack.
I've designed an electrically driven contraption for top secret reasons. It includes a 1hp motor that drives a wooden drum (cylinder) via a 2-groove v-belt pulley transmission.
The Drum:
6" diameter x 10" length.
Constructed of 3/4" cherry discs cut with a cnc router, internally cross-doweled and glued up.
It will spend it's life rotating @ 1800 rpm
The Next Step:
I need to install a bearing in each end of the drum.
I need to install a 2-groove v-belt pulley on one end.
The pulley and drum need to rotate around a statically mounted 5/8" shaft.
The Problem:
I need the ends of the drum square with the face if I stand any chance at getting the bearings and pulley balanced and true. Never done this before.
Tools on hand:
Rikon 220-VSR Lathe
8" Cole Jaws
Carbide tipped tools
Steady Rest
Router Sled ('cuz it's cool)
Can I get there from here?
My gut tells me there will be a specific order of operations in getting all three surfaces true and square to one another.
I've experimented with lots of bearing and pulley types but I'm open to being smartened up.
p.s. - it's been so hard trying to get pulleys and sheaves to interface with the wooden drum that I've considered just extending the drum with a few oak discs and turning those down to be the v-belt pulley. Asinine?
Stay sweet