Slightly OT - Pulleys

Submitted: Monday, May 14, 2007 at 17:57

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Member - Sam (NSW)

I know its slightly off topic, but I am after some pulleys (preferably aluminium) about 80mm - 100mm (or 3-4 inches) in diameter. Does anyone know of any suppliers? Blackwoods stock ones with a v-shaped groove and I am ye tto contact them, but can anyone suggest another supplier?

cheers,
Sam.

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Reply By: crfan - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 18:05

Monday, May 14, 2007 at 18:05

Hi Sam, Most bearing supplies will stock them.

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Follow Up By: Peter 2 - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 19:09

Monday, May 14, 2007 at 19:09

Was just going to suggest that bearing places usually have them, also engineering supplies, where are you located?

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Follow Up By: Member - Sam (NSW) - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 19:36

Monday, May 14, 2007 at 19:36

I'm in southern Sydney Peter.

I've tried one or two local engineering supplies, but one place only had larger steel pulleys. I only need a smaller light weight one

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Follow Up By: Peter 2 - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 20:24

Monday, May 14, 2007 at 20:24

Our local (hornsby) North Shore bearing supplies has a big range of the alloy ones with the pink/maroon centres as does the local engineering supplies.
Try Coventry at Alexandria. Bourke rd from memory.

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Follow Up By: Member - Sam (NSW) - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 20:28

Monday, May 14, 2007 at 20:28

Thanks Peter,

i'll give them a buzz tomorrow.

Trying to make an aerial camera crane.

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Reply By: crfan - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 19:36

Monday, May 14, 2007 at 19:36

Hi Sam I am In WA, also ag supplies will have them as well.

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Reply By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 21:29

Monday, May 14, 2007 at 21:29

Gday Sam

Also worth a look would be a boat shop - they have them for the old style of steering, came in a few sizes....yachts also have all sorts of pulleys etc as well so they may be of some help

Cheers Andrew

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Follow Up By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 23:33

Monday, May 14, 2007 at 23:33

just had a bit of a look at an old bias boating catalogue, heaps of pulleys etc there

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Reply By: Eric Experience - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 22:01

Monday, May 14, 2007 at 22:01

Sam.
Some Exercise machines use glass reinforced plastic pulleys about that size, stronger than aly, look for them in your local hard rubbish collection. Eric

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Reply By: joc45 - Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 12:39

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 12:39

Can't give a supplier, but fyi, altho it depends on the amount of use you are giving them, steel V-pulleys give a lot better life than the ally ones, which tend to wear out quickly.
Gerry

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