Smallest drive wheel diameter?
Hi all,
Just wondering whether any of you have experimented with driving 2" belts from non-standard wheels (something you have made up) or right from a motor shaft. I would like to build something super cheap that doubles as my buffer (the motor I found is a double-sided 1/2" shaft ~1 hp 1750 rpm single phase job for $30). I added buffer arbors at the ends of the long shafts, and now I'm hoping to use the 3-4" of shaft length before the arbor to double as a grinder drive system. The motor doesn't have mounts, so I'm going to make something with angle iron and/or wood.
I am thinking of making something that mounts to the wall, where I can stand and buff, or sit and grind. Just an idea so far.