It is a rather simple task to make your own V-Belt pulley out of wood.
Yes, Wood.
You have a table saw right?
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If you paint your wooden pulley with a waterproof sealer, it should be able to withstand the wet environment.
If you ever attempt to use that thing to grind up styrofoam, better put a lid on it. Those little bits of foam will pick up static electricity, stick to everything, and you'll soon be walking around looking like the abominable snowman.
On second thought... go ahead and grind styrofoam without a lid, but make absolutely sure you post photos. heh heh heh
Spaceman wrote:------------------------
Yesterday I did a second test with water and paper, and found that the pulley on the dryer motor just won't get enough grip on the V belt to make it spin with a load. I had other things to do and again today, so maybe tomorrow I'll dig around and find a suitable pulley. I didn't really want to go larger because I like the speed and torque ratio, but I'm pretty sure I don't have a V belt pulley that small. I definitely don't have a larger pulley for the blade shaft and calling around to stores didn't turn one up. It is the wrong season for cooler parts.
