Thread: Powering a Conveyor Roller
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Re: Powering a Conveyor Roller
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Originally Posted by pfreivald View Post
Find local machine shops, or really anyone with a mill (were we closer, we'd do it for you... and if you want to pay shipping, we still will!) Keying a shaft is trivial with the right equipment, and 3/8" steel bar stock is ubiquitous.
We just did this a few times with only basic machining equipment. I am sure you can find someone that can do it for you.

We are powering our rollers with polycod, stick a pully on the drive shaft of the motor and lathe a grove into roller.
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