HI All
I am looking for an article posted in The Home Shop Machinist or Machinist Workshop that I lost.
This article is about a variable speed “V” belt drive system used on a drill press or small mill. This is a simple setup using a double pulley mounted on a jackshaft with a handle for movement. I believe the top and bottom parts are fixed and the center part moves up and down. This happens when the handle is moved and the belt pressure moves the center part up or down and changes the ratio of the pulleys and the speed of the output shaft. I saw one on a drill press many years ago and wish to build on now.
Any help would be welcomed.
Attached pictures are of a modified drill press and lathe using this system to manulaly very the speed.
Thanks
Tom