Author Topic: Hobbing a Brass or Aluminium Drive Pulley to Stop Belt Slippage  (Read 206 times)

Offline Jim

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I've posted up photos before of hobbed pulley drives. It's a process that works very well and gives a professional result (very similar to what Wilesco does on their drive pulleys). I've done well over a hundred brass and aluminium drive pulleys now.

Here's a vid I did a few years ago of the process -

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQg7KxkGf8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQg7KxkGf8</a>
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Jim

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Re: Hobbing a Brass or Aluminium Drive Pulley to Stop Belt Slippage
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2026, 12:51:02 am »
Some pics of pulleys I have hobbed
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Re: Hobbing a Brass or Aluminium Drive Pulley to Stop Belt Slippage
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2026, 12:51:51 am »
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Re: Hobbing a Brass or Aluminium Drive Pulley to Stop Belt Slippage
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2026, 12:52:43 am »
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Re: Hobbing a Brass or Aluminium Drive Pulley to Stop Belt Slippage
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2026, 12:53:17 am »
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