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Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence
This is really helpful for developing belt drive: http://www.maxtorque.com/calctool/ce...nterstartx.asp
As long as you know the ratio you want and the distance between wheels, it'll tell you all the possible options. As long as the number is with .01" of your goal, you'll be fine (though it's better to be .01 under than .01 over). For a for-sure fit effect, couple this with a tensioning system, and you'll get a belt drive that'll never fail. |
I prefer the gates calculator as ti gives you more precision and is actually made by gates:
http://first.gatesprograms.com/resources
For drive systems there are two ways of going: c-c and tensioning. Tensioning will give you perfect tension. On the other hand c-c can be a lot easier, as you don't have to make bearing blocks etc. If you do c-c you want to add a couple thou to the c-c to artificially tension the belts. Based on the length of the run somewhere between .003 and .008 thou extra seem adequate.