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Re: Source for Belts and pulleys

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Originally Posted by R.C. View Post

So having the ability to make whatever size pulley we want is awesome. I've contacted the FIRST gates rep about models before and they've been happy to send pdf's or coordinates of the belt/pulley profile. I'd love to just find a generator, but no luck so far.

-RC
Is it possible to design a pulley of any size with just the belt profile?
We made some pulleys of weird sizes out of acrylic for the 2012 season that were light and cheap, but it took some tweaking to get it right.

-Mihir