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    Crowned pulleys

    If you've ever wondered about the mechanism that makes crowned pulleys work, here's a video that explains it without getting into a lot of complicated physics...

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    Thanks, I have been wondering since I got a Dumore tool Post Grinder that has crown pulleys, and can hit 30,000 rpm.

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    Hi Marv,

    Thank you for that explanation.

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