Re: Another RSG Question

["Barton B. Anderson" <tesla123-at-xxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Hi Adam, 

Tesla list wrote: 
>
> Original poster: "Yurtle Turtle" <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com> 
>
> My smaller motor has a 1/4" shaft, so I simply used my 
> 3/8" drill chuck to attach my RSG rotor. My new motor 
> has a 1/2" shaft with a flat side, that I need to 
> connect my large rotor to. I noticed most people seem 
> to have custom hubs machined for attaching their 
> rotors. I've looked all through mcaster-dot-com and am 
> sure they have something I can use, if I only know 
> what it's called. Has anyone managed to find a premade 
> hub that they could use? 
>
> thanks 
>
> Adam

Sure. In most hardware stores, go to the section that sells pulleys, etc.. for
motors. They sell pulleys and press-center hubs designed to fit. Mount the
pulley to the the rotor then secure the rotor to the motor shaft with the
press-center hub. These hubs are real nice for the job and come in most
standard shaft sizes. If you happen to change motors some day with a different
shaft size, all that is needed is to buy a new hub that fits. As I remember,
these were very reasonably priced (like $5). I use this set-up and it works
great! 

Bart