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Bit of Autosol cream on some rag for a polish -

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Mirror finish, you can see it picking up and reflecting -

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One cone pulley down, and one more cone pulley to go -


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Jim many thanks for the video pics speak a thousand words might prove useful for a mini car until the correct reduction ratio can be found

You're very welcome Ron and thank you.

Measuring the bolt head for length before parting off. I always use the first item made as the template for others. Probably an unorthodox method and trained engineers maybe raising their eyebrows, but it works for me and I suppose being untrained gives me freedom to just do what works for me -

That's exactly the right way to do it Jim to avoid cumulative error creeping in - your thinking processes are dead on the mark!

Thanks Larry

Turning one of the flywheels -

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Starting to get there -

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Drill and tapped the wood plinth... I like that idea.

A lot of time on the parting tool in this project.

Nice work Jim.

With the outside pulley I used both ali and brass to make it so as to use up lots of accumulated nubs of metal that I have accumulated since lathe ownership. I think the two metal looks good together and I have to make two more yet. I was happy when I pushed the roller bearings in and then the axle in and it all ran true.
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Last of the pulleys -
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