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this may be a dumb question, but here goes..
i wish to spin a "Lazy susan" with an electric motor and pulleys at approx. 20-30 rpms. i was thinking of an electric motor/gear reduction which spins a small pulley wheel which in turn spins a larger pulley wheel via a "v" belt. i can buy motors with various gear reductions (100:1, 20:1, 10:1, etc)
i guess my question is: how do i determine the reduction ratio for the pulley wheels? if the small pulley is 4" dia. and the big one is 16" dia. does that mean it's a 4:1 reduction? or is it determined by circumference of the pulley wheels?
thanks for any tips...
i wish to spin a "Lazy susan" with an electric motor and pulleys at approx. 20-30 rpms. i was thinking of an electric motor/gear reduction which spins a small pulley wheel which in turn spins a larger pulley wheel via a "v" belt. i can buy motors with various gear reductions (100:1, 20:1, 10:1, etc)
i guess my question is: how do i determine the reduction ratio for the pulley wheels? if the small pulley is 4" dia. and the big one is 16" dia. does that mean it's a 4:1 reduction? or is it determined by circumference of the pulley wheels?
thanks for any tips...