CA-ALL Source for high quality v-belt pulley

[David]

The intermediate drive pulley on the Clausing leaves a bit to be desired in the concentricity area.
Does anyone have a good source for machined V-belt pulleys?Looked at Grainger (perhaps worst search interface ever) and TorontoGear. Shipping from the latter is insane.

 

[140mower]

Is it the one above the motor? The zamak looking one? Last time I was in princess auto they had some nice looking browning ones. I was looking for one for my shaper drive, but after diving through my collection of assorted sundries I found one that more closely aligned with my frugal nature.

 

[David]

Is it the one above the motor? The zamak looking one? Last time I was in princess auto they had some nice looking browning ones. I was looking for one for my shaper drive, but after diving through my collection of assorted sundries I found one that more closely aligned with my frugal nature.

Yup that’s the one.
It’s a hot mess of out of round!

 

[YYCHM]

Yup that’s the one.
It’s a hot mess of out of round!

Turn one

 

[Former Member]

PA has some good ones provided they are in your size range, varies from store to store.

 

[David]

Looks like I need to visit PA.
Thanks gents!

 

[slow-poke]

Third vote for PA, when I purchased my mill, the motor pulley was pretty wonky. The set screws wouldn't stay tight for long. I tried shimming it to get it to run true it was a futile effort. PA had a taper lock replacement it runs perfectly true. After installing the taper lock pulley all my pulley problems disappeared never to be seen again.

 

[Susquatch]

PA had a taper lock replacement it runs perfectly true.

I'm glad it worked for you. Always surprised at what PA sells from time to time!

I tried to google taper lock pulley and came up with dozens of variations. I'd like to understand what you got and how it works. Can you link to one and/or explain what it is? Even a photo would help.

Thanks!

 

[Aliva]

Martin has a wide selection and they have Canadian distributors

Martin

www.martinsprocket.com

 

[slow-poke]

I'm glad it worked for you. Always surprised at what PA sells from time to time!

I tried to google taper lock pulley and came up with dozens of variations. I'd like to understand what you got and how it works. Can you link to one and/or explain what it is? Even a photo would help.

Thanks!

These work so well, if there is a suitable one available for any future application I'm using one. <-----period. Images at end are on my mill.

https://www.princessauto.com/en/split-tapered-bushings/product/PA1000001199

Also found this video describing installation. The old pulley was driving me crazy.

 

[RobinHood]

X4 on PA.

If they don’t have the size of pulley / taper lock bushing you need, try Motion Industries. It will be a little more $s, but they have an even bigger selection available than PA who carry most standard size pulleys / hubs (at least in the stores here in Calgary).

 

[John Conroy]

I used one when I did the 3 phase conversion on my lathe. Very solid. The only tricky part is getting the alignment perfect because the pulley moves along the shaft as it seats onto the tapered bushing.

 

[Susquatch]

If I could be confident of getting the right double belt pulley, this would open a few doors for me. It seems my lathe motor is very rare. I have only found one motor to fit it so far and it is almost a grand. The penny pincher in me just can't bring myself to spend that. The other thing is finding a high turndown vfd rated motor. Although that isn't as important, I'd still prefer it. If I could find a dual belt pulley to fit my lathe and a new motor, it might be a lot easier to fit a broader selection of motors. My current motor has a metric shaft. Metric motors don't seem to be very common around here.

 

[slow-poke]

If I could be confident of getting the right double belt pulley, this would open a few doors for me. It seems my lathe motor is very rare. I have only found one motor to fit it so far and it is almost a grand. The penny pincher in me just can't bring myself to spend that. The other thing is finding a high turndown vfd rated motor. Although that isn't as important, I'd still prefer it. If I could find a dual belt pulley to fit my lathe and a new motor, it might be a lot easier to fit a broader selection of motors. My current motor has a metric shaft. Metric motors don't seem to be very common around here.

Double groove pulleys here: https://www.princessauto.com/en/double-groove-cast-iron-sheaves/product/PA1000001334
Taper locks here: https://www.princessauto.com/en/split-tapered-bushings/product/PA1000001199

PA had a pretty good selection of both when I purchased mine about five years back, as others have mentioned Motion Industries will likely have exactly what you need if PA does not. I have found Motion Industries to have good selection of stock and good service.

Metric taper locks here: https://www.motioncanada.ca/products/search;q=taper lock metric

 

[John Conroy]

If I could be confident of getting the right double belt pulley, this would open a few doors for me. It seems my lathe motor is very rare. I have only found one motor to fit it so far and it is almost a grand. The penny pincher in me just can't bring myself to spend that. The other thing is finding a high turndown vfd rated motor. Although that isn't as important, I'd still prefer it. If I could find a dual belt pulley to fit my lathe and a new motor, it might be a lot easier to fit a broader selection of motors. My current motor has a metric shaft. Metric motors don't seem to be very common around here.

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