Consew 206-Rb5 With Speed Reducer

[jamco5]

OK here ya' go. You might need to make the 3/8ths inch plate 1 1/2 inches longer I had to install a 3/4" spacer on the table in order to have clearance for the belt to fit around the 8" pulley. I milled the face of the smaller pulley to bring the vertical centers of the two pulleys closer. It ended up 1/16inch clearance for the machine belt to the side of the 8" pulley and I drilled the nut and bolt and put a cotter pin through it to hold everything in place.The new belts were the most expensive part of the project. Hope this helps.

CustomDoug, on 22 July 2012 - 12:19 AM, said:

Busted - you couldn't post a picture of that set up, could you?

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Hi busted

I to managed to use some old parts around the house and made a speed reducer, but now I need another. I could do the same thing that you have done but I think you have done one thing I can't , as I can do no milling and we do not have a local machine shop anymore. Did you mill out the shafts and put sealed bearing in and did you pin the two pulleys together? Please correct me if I'm wrong and if you could suggest a way I could do this, please explain because your setup is great.

[CowboyBob]

I've seen the same type of pulleys in a dryer(clothes) if you have any scrap yards around you might want to check as they have a nice sealed bearing too.

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

On 7/17/2012 at 3:55 AM, Pinsplitter said:

thanks for that info.

i did actually find a pic of a speed reducer.

$145 plus shipping to Aus and waiting was too hard,

so i made one myself......!!

Ha, that's great, and I'll bet works very well.