Slowing a motor on a potter’s wheel

[Peter Cook 6Participant @petercook6]

Could you make a frame to support a countershaft above the motor? Move the motor pulley to the countershaft, and drive the countershaft using a suitably sized pair of timing pulleys and cogged belt.

It would need a frame fabricating to carry the countershaft in a couple of bearings, but there looks to be space.

[noel shelleyParticipant @noelshelley55608]

It’s belt drive ! All this talk VFDs and new motors when all that’s needed is to change the pulleys and a belt. Since the smaller pulley is already small I would change the larger one if there is room, if not then it will have to be a smaller small one. Picador is the name to look for, HAYLEY group may be able to help. Noel.

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