[modeleng] Re: Mystery thread

  • From: "Jesse Livingston" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:39:39 -0600


 My next task will be to fabricate the step pulleys and this brings me to a 
question for the group, which is, . . . in order to slack the V-belt for 
speed changes I plan to use an idler pulley and in thinking about that it 
occurred to me that the idler must be on the "slack" side of the driving 
pulley as opposed to the "pulling" side. Am I correct in this, or does it 
matter in the long run?

 Regards,
 Harry

Definitely on the slack side Harry.

Jesse in cool damp Troy, TN USA

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