Thinking of going belt driven
So I'm thinking of going belt driven to get higher RPMs. I'd like to be in the 6-7000 range.
First question:
When going belt driven, do you rip out all of the gear assembly form the spindle. Looking on page 50 of the G0704 manual, the assembly that is all the way to the left top of the page. Is that all taken out?
I know I could just ask Hoss as he has a bunch of info on belt conversion, but I can't expect him to just give away info that he sells. And in the end I think I'd like to come up with belt drive solution, just to be able to say I did :rolleyes:
I don't know, I may just break down and buy Hoss' plans for the belt conversion.
Thanks for any info
Andrew
It's been a little while!
Made a little progress on my build. I had a baby sitter to take my kids for the morning and was able to take apart the machine.
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4b0dab56.jpg
Also got some pulleys and a belt from McMaster for the tread mill conversion.
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/...psd56b3166.jpg
I want to mount the one with the larger opening on the spindle side.
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/...ps13a677dd.jpghttp://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/...ps736134f5.jpg
Thinking of cutting a step into the lower part of the pulley to set it on and then put a few screws from the top to hold it there. Looks like I'd need to use some 6-32's and I'm not sure how well it will hold up.
Has anyone gone this route and willing share their work?
Andrew