MD 65 Hobbymat Slow Speed attachment design?

[Steve WanParticipant @stevewan33894]

MD 65 Hobbymat Slow Speed attachment design?

[Steve WanParticipant @stevewan33894]

Hi folks

 

Wonder could anyone give me a guide of the Hobbymat slow speed attachment design? How does the 3 pulleys be adjusted with 2 running belts?

 

I’m making a smaller version for my Sherline lathe. I find a tough time adjusting the tension of 2 belts as they slag easily after some run.

 

Appreciate any help here.

 

Steve-S’pore

[adyParticipant @ady]

Tony at lathes.co.uk has a page.

You can also email him for more details.

 

http://www.lathes.co.uk/hobbymat/page5.html

[Steve WanParticipant @stevewan33894]

Hi Ady

 

I saw this website, did email to Tony, doubtful he would help.

I need the know the mechanical design for pulley adjustment.

 

Thanks Ady

 

Steve

[Steve GarnettParticipant @stevegarnett62550]

Steve, if you join the Prazi_mill_lathe yahoo group, you’ll find that in the pictures section, there’s a chap who has published a picture, and more importantly a set of drawings, of a Hobbymat/SD300 low speed mod kit. I think there’s enough information there to enable you to take a pretty reasonable guess as to the pulley sizes required, and it certainly gives you good clues about the layout.

Edited By Steve Garnett on 02/08/2011 15:00:31

[Steve WanParticipant @stevewan33894]

Hi Windy and Steve Garnett

 

Many thanks for the help especially Windy with that pte message. I will study the drawing and see whether I could implement it to my small Sherline lathe. If sucessful, I have added more power to this faithful machine which have been serving me for 16 yrs.

 

Steve

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