While I am waiting the arrival of some of the LighteningRods side sheets I ordered. I have been working on the drive pulleys. So far, I have managed to mould and resin cast the 14 to 18T slip on adapter, seems ok, and fits snugly on the motor. I tapped a 5mm thread in the motor shaft and fastened an end plate on to retain the adapter.
Now I am making a mould to cast a slip on adapter for the big pulley which will be 107T. This will give a slightly improved ratio compared to the original 80/14 pulleys. Until I can test the casting out under load I am not sure if they will stand up to long term use.
I used a slow cure casting resin with aluminium filler. I hope this will give a hard none brittle cast that can resist wear. The tooth profile has come out well with a nice smooth surface which should help to reduce belt wear, especially when compared to the original GNG belt/pulley setup.
My suspicion is that I will finish up having to go for a primary chain drive mod at some stage. I have all the bits and bobs for the chain drive but until I know the belt & pulley is not going to work I don’t want to file off the motor shaft.
Now I am making a mould to cast a slip on adapter for the big pulley which will be 107T. This will give a slightly improved ratio compared to the original 80/14 pulleys. Until I can test the casting out under load I am not sure if they will stand up to long term use.
I used a slow cure casting resin with aluminium filler. I hope this will give a hard none brittle cast that can resist wear. The tooth profile has come out well with a nice smooth surface which should help to reduce belt wear, especially when compared to the original GNG belt/pulley setup.
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My suspicion is that I will finish up having to go for a primary chain drive mod at some stage. I have all the bits and bobs for the chain drive but until I know the belt & pulley is not going to work I don’t want to file off the motor shaft.