Oh, it's aluminum. v-pulleys on my saws are iron . I that case you are correct, I would not place aluminum in the self cleaning oven. Best to machine the gunk out mechanicaly
On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:36 PM, Bruce Layne <[email protected]> wrote: > The self cleaning oven would probably do a good job on the belt residue > but would almost certainly result in damage to the aluminum's material > properties. The self cleaning oven temperature is around 500C. A quick > online search seems to indicate 6000 series aluminum experiences > recrystalization somewhere in the 250C to 300C range, and the effect > becomes pronounced around 400C. > > https://www.researchgate.net/post/Temperature_of_recrystalli > sation_of_6xxx_aluminum_alloys > > A pulley might have sufficient design margins to tolerate the exposure to > high temperature without subsequent failure, although if there's a key slot > it may fail. I wouldn't heat 6xxx aluminum to 500C in anything close to a > critical application where I needed the original mechanical properties. > > I'd probably go with a version of the previous suggestion. Have the > bandsaw motor spin the pulley and use something like an ice pick to > mechanically remove the rubbery goo. I wouldn't push the tool against the > rotation in the manner of a wood lathe. That seems like a good way to > catch the tool in the workpiece, have it spun around and jabbed into your > arm. I'd let the tool dragging on the workpiece so it wouldn't gouge and > kick back. The material removal rate would be slower but it should be a > lot faster than removing the pulley, using solvent, baking, etc. and then > reinstalling it. > > Good luck! > > > > On 03/21/2018 11:48 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: > >> My bet is the toaster ain't going to work. What will work is if you have >> a self-cleaning oven. But the pulley and any completely blacken cookware >> you might want to also clean in the oven and run a self cleaning cycle. >> Any organic matter will turn to grey ash and fall off. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 6:13 PM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> On Wednesday 21 March 2018 19:03:28 N. Christopher Perry wrote: >>> >>> I’d pull the pulley off and through it into an over set to 450F for a >>>> couple of hours. >>>> >>>> N. Christopher Perry >>>> >>> So as not to stink up the house, would a $20 toaster oven do? It goes up >>> to about 425F. It would stink up the garage instead that way. >>> >>> But not till warmer weather as the saw is in an almost unheated shed and >>> it will take a bit of time as the lower drive wheel will need to come >>> off to gain good access to the motor pulley. The shed is not well >>> insulated, so I keep the heat set to just above the dew point to >>> discourage rust on the machinery in the winter. We're on the inside edge >>> of the current four-easter, and its a bit chilly out, and still snowing. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>>> On Mar 21, 2018, at 6:45 PM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Greetings all; >>>>> >>>>> I have a Rikon 10-325 bandsaw. Trying to cut a block of alu with a >>>>> blade thats had one side of it dulled, the blade turned and bound in >>>>> the cut, and burned the drive belt, a 240J into the motor pulley. >>>>> Rather thoroughly welding the kevlar backing into the pulley. >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have a recipe for some panther piss that will clean it >>>>> out, or am I stuck buying another pulley from Rikon's parts dept? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Cheers, Gene Heskett >>>>> -- >>>>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >>>>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. 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