Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.202.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 828145 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 28 Mar 2005 20:35:14 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.56; envelope-from=n3773@comcast.net Received: from rv8 (c-24-21-140-241.client.comcast.net[24.21.140.241]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <20050329013427012009c55he>; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 01:34:28 +0000 Message-ID: <001101c533ff$727ae1a0$f18c1518@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "flyrotary" Subject: under drive pulleys Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:34:15 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C533BC.5CC798A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C533BC.5CC798A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I spoke with a machine shop friend today about making pulleys. He shows = me his Mazda race car with a 400hp PP 13B, which I didn't know he had. = He believes that a single pulley with a deep groove should work fine, = and that yes, often one belt will take out the redundant belt. He runs = his engine up to 9800rpm without belt problems. His pulleys are 5 1/8 = on the water pump, 3 1/2 drive, which just about touch. He can make us = sets for $110, a bit more for double pulleys. He has an automatic tool = changing mill with something like 27 tools available on this giant = chain. It is way cool to watch run. Pulleys get made on the lathe = however. AL comes in 5 and 5 1/2" sizes, so a 5" pulley may be a better = buy than 5 1/8". He would make the pulleys to order, not as batches, so = a 17 or 19mm center hole is no problem. I wondered how many people were = interested in getting some made. I have not seen any for sale at these = prices, although I may have missed some. I saw some sets as high as = $350. Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C533BC.5CC798A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I spoke with a machine shop = friend today=20 about making pulleys. He shows me his Mazda race car with a 400hp = PP 13B,=20 which I didn't know he had. He believes that a single pulley with = a deep=20 groove should work fine, and that yes, often one belt will take out the=20 redundant belt. He runs his engine up to 9800rpm without belt=20 problems. His pulleys are 5 1/8 on the water pump, 3 1/2 drive, = which just=20 about touch. He can make us sets for $110, a bit more for double=20 pulleys. He has an automatic tool changing mill with something = like 27=20 tools available on this giant chain. It is way cool to watch = run. =20 Pulleys get made on the lathe however. AL comes in 5 and 5 1/2" = sizes, so=20 a 5" pulley may be a better buy than 5 1/8". He would make the = pulleys to=20 order, not as batches, so a 17 or 19mm center hole is no problem. = I=20 wondered how many people were interested in getting some made. I = have not=20 seen any for sale at these prices, although I may have missed = some. I saw=20 some sets as high as $350.

Kevin Lane Portland,=20 OR
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