I recently learned the term "back gears". These are gears used in a lathe to allow for a second mandrel to be installed between the motor and the main shaft.
It lets you have more speed setting options. As I understand it.
So, the question I have, does anyone know if there is a proper machine term for "back pulleys"?
I am not a machineist and don't plan to use gears. I'm scheming on a step pulley on the motor, a second step pulley on the 'intermediate' mandrel, then a big pully on the main shaft.
Anyone know the term for this?
None of my "woodworking" google seaches yielded any clues.
Thanks,
Jim
It lets you have more speed setting options. As I understand it.
So, the question I have, does anyone know if there is a proper machine term for "back pulleys"?
I am not a machineist and don't plan to use gears. I'm scheming on a step pulley on the motor, a second step pulley on the 'intermediate' mandrel, then a big pully on the main shaft.
Anyone know the term for this?
None of my "woodworking" google seaches yielded any clues.
Thanks,
Jim
