Re: Re: ShopTalk: Belt Sanders for Ferrule Turning

[Tom and Donna]

You need a rheostat to vary the speed of the belt. comgolf wrote: 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: <ShopTalk@mail.msen.com> 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 -- Tom Mason Tom's Club House