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[RCP57]

Not much to look at but I've gotten drawn into the conveyor fad...

I used a tube from my MX bike. I wish I hadn't made tapered rollers because they suck lol. The belt is turning now and maybe with some adjustments it will stay on straight. For now it wanders up on either side and won't stay centered. The speed seems pretty good so at least one thing worked out...

[j_hammer]

Should make a couple training rollers there a set of rollers on a pivot with upright side rollers. that helps center the conveyor. We use them on all our conveyors at work.

[RCP57]

Yes I plan to add more rollers and a pair at each end that are more vertical. I scooped a picture of a setup I liked on the net that I believe has what you described but this was all in managed to get done in a few hours this afternoon. I was more interested to see if I could get something moving with pieces I had lying around before I spent more time on it. I think it will work for my needs whatever they are.

[RCP57]

OK, so I ditched the first conveyor in favor of what I had wanted to do in the first place. I've had a nasty cold the last few days so I decided to take it easy and use the long weekend to get started. This one is quite large at nearly 5 feet. The belt is 3 1/2" wide. The treadmill I used still worked but was slightly disassembled(controls were off). I thought it would have had a brushless motor but it turns out to have a 90v brushed motor instead. This worked out awesome as I was able to power it up with 12v and cut the strip off with a razor blade. I just held the blade steady and the treadmill did the work! What I have done so far is very basic. I have yet to make any rollers other than at the ends but it still runs pretty true. I have a ton of work to do on it yet so this will be an ongoing project.

http://youtu.be/eKVmfTlKWbA

[Supermario]

On going project you say?..... Tell me about it!
The latest is looking great! And your getting ahead of me on this one! Must have something to do with the fact you have no winter!
That's my story.

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Cooper

Ha ha!! Looks good reg!!! Hope your feeling better buddy!!

Thanks RW. Feeling a little better today but not great. Perhaps some salt air tomorrow will fix me up!

Originally Posted by Supermario

On going project you say?..... Tell me about it!
The latest is looking great! And your getting ahead of me on this one! Must have something to do with the fact you have no winter!
That's my story.

I guess what I was trying to say is that this won't just be a conveyor when finished Shouldn't winter be the perfect excuse for you to be working on this stuff? It's not like you can do much outside... Anyway, I have a long list of other things I should have been working on but sometimes I need to get some stuff done of my own. Freshens up the brain and gets me feeling in the mood to work on stuff I have to let go of... Either that or I get mad and wish I was fishing instead!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by RCP57

Shouldn't winter be the perfect excuse for you to be working on this stuff? It's not like you can do much outside...:

So true and point taken! Game on buddy !