On Wednesday 21 March 2018 21:34:44 Kurt Jacobson wrote: > Gene, can your Sheldon swing the pulley? > I had a similar situation recently with belt residue build up on my PB > motor pulley. > I tried all sorts of chemicals, acetone being the most effective, but > that was still not very promising, > so I resorted to mechanical means. I chucked the pulley up in the > lathe and ground/filed > a bit of acrylic to fit the v-belt groove and used that as a scraper, > and finished up with abrasive > wool soaked in acetone. It worked like a charm, and the pulley looks > almost new. > > I know you have a micro groove pulley, but I would think the same > method might work, > and the chance of damaging the pulley is very slim. I think you would > have to get it > really hot to burn it off, and it may just be a gooey mess at lover > temperatures. > No doubt, but I'll try the toaster oven first. Easy way out if it works.
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