<div><div>That's a great idea!</div><div><br></div><div>So I'm down to:</div><div><br></div><div>-Finish my plastic extruder <a href="http://mambohead.com/2011/05/makergear-extruder-batch-5/">http://mambohead.com/2011/05/makergear-extruder-batch-5/</a> (that might be okay for making some press on ones)</div>
<div><br></div><div>-Finish the A-Axis for my mill. <a href="http://mambohead.com/2011/02/4th-axis/">http://mambohead.com/2011/02/4th-axis/</a> I've already upgraded the electrical to a 4-axis and I have the chuck (with a 1/2-20 thread on it's backplate). All I need to do is get the chuck mounted and a stepper connected. I'm figuring a timing belt is the answer. I got some aluminum. I still need the timing pulleys and belt, bearings and the 1/2-20 threaded rod to use as a shaft.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-Try your method. I guess I could get a chunk of plastic (perhaps acrylic rod) into the chuck. I suppose if I pretended that the ZY axis is the XY axis and just make gcode to the profile of the pulley it would work. But how to get the hole into it to press on the motor? </div>
<div><br></div><div>Actually your method would work great by just mounting the stock in a drill chuck and then turning it manually with some cutting tool. I suppose it might be easy to find the center for drilling while it's in the chuck as well.</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 3:53 PM, krazatchu . <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:krazatchu@hotmail.com">krazatchu@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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You can make pulleys on one of your CNC mills... <br>Clamp the stock in the chuck and mount a cutting tool on the table, instant lathe... <br><br>Michael <br><br>
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<br><div><hr>From: <a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a><br>Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 15:49:38 -0400<br>To: <a href="mailto:lab@artengine.ca" target="_blank">lab@artengine.ca</a><br>Subject: [Lab] small pulleys and stuff<div>
<div></div><div class="h5"><br><br>I am using lots of small motors on projects.
<div><br></div><div>Where to get pulleys for them with small shaft sizes? </div><div><br></div><div>Sometimes they have a pulley (if I've pulled them out of a printer or something).</div><div><br></div><div>Often they have gears but the gear they mesh to is the wrong size.</div>
<div><br></div><div>How to make or where to buy small pulleys?</div><div><br></div><div>Darcy</div>
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