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From: Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid>
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking
Subject: Re: rod-mill project - "mains" electric motor advice
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 09:53:47 -0400
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On Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:46:08 +0100
Richard Smith <null@void.com> wrote:

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>maybe can get one with eg. a 10:1 gearbox giving 300RPM output

A lot of the snowblowers and less expensive lawnmowers over here use a
variable friction drive as the transmission. Similar to this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction_drive#Perpendicular_disks

It works as both the clutch and variable ground speeds...

You might find something similar on the cheap in your area=F0=9F=A4=B7=EF=
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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids  MI