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Pulleys, Belts, Sheaves, Bushings "Allmand Drive System" et al.

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trigzy:
Hello All,
          As you may have read in my other topic, my 20kW head is here, and my Listeroid 24/2 is a few short weeks away.  So that's all fine and dandy.  I think I might make my first base out of wood, but I think that's immaterial to the rest of the discussion.

I'm looking for feedback as to the usability of different drive systems, and if anyone knows any source other than Utterpower's "Allmand Drive" that I should consider for a pulley for my generator.  I think Utterpower spec'd about a 11.1" diameter unit for the 1000RPM motors.

The generator shaft is 48mm across, and there is a keyway that I couldn't bother to measure. 

What do you have?
What did it cost?
Where did you get it?
What would you do differently?

Any ideas, suggestions and comments would be greatly appreciated.


Steve

GuyFawkes:
serpentine belts are good, but making the pulleys costs money.

traditional vee belts aren't quite as good, but pulleys are cheap as dirt.

roller chain in an oil bath works too.

Loren Johnston:
 Trigzy, You might take a look for pulleys over at rockymountainpowersource.com  He has a few pulleys and things on his site. Don't know much about him though...    Loren

trigzy:
I had considered a chain before, but after reading about how well, my mind is stuck on serpentine belts, so lets just stick with that if we can...

It also means that I only need one pulley (for the generator) as I can run the belt directly on the flywheel.

Steve

rsnapper:
I think Mike may have some, email me and I will hook you up with his email if you don't have it.

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