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Re: Mismatched wheels

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Originally Posted by StephenNutt View Post
I would connect the 8" wheels with a smaller sprocket/pulley. Simply divide the number of teeth of the sprocket/pulley on the 9" wheel by 9 and then multiple by 8. So if the sprocket/pulley on the centre wheel is 36 teeth, use 32 teeth on the 8" wheels.
I think you mean that the other way around- the 8" wheels need to spin faster than the 9" to maintain the same linear speed as the 9"