Can't one buy a voltage regulator for any motor to tune the RPM's to what one needs??
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Reeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:19 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Belt Sanders for Ferrule Turning > Don, > Good thought. I've never tried to find a source for the pulleys, which > are really more like rubber wheels. The other problem is trying to get > enough adjustment to take up the belt slack that would result from a > smaller wheel. > > I'm guessing that the "eBay 1x30" at 2,635 SFM would be an even better > start. Using the same motor speed I calculate that the eBay's drive > wheel is approximately 3" vs. the Harbor Freight's 3.75" > > /Ed > > Don M wrote: > > > > --- Ed Reeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>>> 3,150 SFM - Wholesale Tool 3032-0200 $60 > >>>> 3,348 SFM - Harbor Freight 2485-0VGA (3-3/4", > >> 3,412) $40 > >> > > > > I remember looking at a Harbor Freight model and > > thinking how easy and cheap it would be to change the > > pulleys, maybe even swap them and use the same drive > > belt, to slow it down. Just a thought for the bargain > > conscious. > > > > -Don M > > >
