Is that the top view of your mentioned 2-pulley system? I'd like something like that, that's pretty much exactly what I meant! Currently my topside setup looks like this:
LINK_TOP
I was a little bit baffled that you could tell what system I got by the Y-axis pulleys, but at the motor it's 11 and at the axis it's 24 teeth.
LINK_Y
As far as the motor (
LINK_MOTOR) is concerned, I'm aware that it's not the original, and I'd seriously want to reduce the RPMs for "regular" use, and I don't think that I'll do anything about 1000 with this particular machine. Mostly brass/steel and a bit of aluminium (for which I have single flute cutters, as to get the desired surface speed.. or at least get a LITTLE closer).
I am also aware that it produces a lot more HP than normal, so maybe I can use a bit more forgiving pulley ratio?
I was thinking a pulley with 2 or 3 v-belts on it (I've seen it on various machines. Those were larger, granted, but seemed like a secure system) so a slight misalignment would be caught that way... any thoughts would be more than welcome!