Hi All
I'm about to start drive assembly and am planning to use timing belts and pulleys.
As a result, I'll need to attach pulley wheels to shafts and attach shafts to the assembly. These are my questions:
- is it adequate to attach a 5mm shaft by drilling a 5mm hole in a metal plate and ensure the shaft is well polished by rubbing it with emory cloth?
- Is there a guide for thickness of metal plate required when supporting a shaft that is say 5mm in diameter?
- If I have a mild steel shaft, is it ok to use aluminium plate?
- how could I manufacture a collar for the shaft when I don't have a lathe but do have a benchpress drill?
- If the 5 mm shaft is threaded along its entire length, how would I change my approach in attaching that shaft to a metal plate?
Any othere relevant points I might have missed off will also be read with much interest.
Thanks heaps in advance
Andy