Re: Belt drive for router table

Roger,

I asked a similar question back in Feb. See message 57878 and ensuing
responses. Also check out the image mentioned in the message. Even
with an open ended belt you can still drive both sides with a single
motor. You just need to do some alternate thinking, like put the
shaft below the work surface at the bottom of the gantry for instance.

Regards,
Mike


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "vrsculptor" <vrsculptor@h...>
wrote:

> If you were going to cog belt drive the long axis on a 6 X 10 wood
> router would you:
> 1) Use the cog belt like a rack and a pulley as a pinion -or-
> 2) Use a looped belt driven from one end, joined at the gantry and
> looped over an idler at the far end.
>
> I like 2 as it is easy to drive both sides of the router with a
> single power source with a jack shaft but am afraid that the belt may
> start to whip. May not be an issue as Gates specs their belts for
> kilo tons...
>
> Opinions, experience, flames?
>
> Roger S