BANDING WHEEL

A banding wheel is handy for wse during glaze appli-
cation and also for turning a fragile piece during hand
building. Heavy-duty banding wheels can be quite
expensive; therefore directions here provide a sturdy
piece of equipment at little cost that car be assembled
tn an hour or leas,

Tools

1, Compass
2. Saber saw, band saw, or coping saw

3, Drill with 3/16" bit
4, Screwdriver

5. Lubricating oll
6. Allen wrench to fit set screws in pulley

Parts and Materials

1. A sheet of 5/8 plywood, 10° x 20"

2. Round-head wood screws:
a. One 1/2", #6
b. Stz 1°, #8

3. Two V-belt pulleys, any diameter up to 8°, 5/°
bore size

4. One 4" length of 5/8" cold-rolled steel shaft.

Assembly

Cut two disks, 10" in diameter, out of the 5/8" plywood
(item 1), Serew the 1/2" round-head wood screws
(item 2a) all the way inte the center of one disk. The
exposed head will provide a pivot point which will rest
on the end of the shaft,

Drill three holes all the way through each pulley (ttem
3) in the locations indicated in the drawing, Place one
ofthe pulleys on the plywood disk that has the screw
in it so that the acrew head is centered in the hole of
the pulley. Use three of the 1", #8 screws (item 2b) to

fasten the pulley to the disk. This assembly completes
the top disk of the banding wheel

Use the remaining 1° screws (item 2b) to attach the
second pulley to the center al the other plywood disk.
Insert the 5/8" shaft (ttem 4) into this pulley and
tighten the sect screw in this pulley.

Now oil the inside of the pulley on the top disk. Slip
the pulley of the top disk over the end of the shall, Do
not Ughten the set screw in this pulley.

The top disk should now tum freely on the shaft. If it
does not, remove the disk and polish the end of the
shaft with steel wool or fine sand paper.

The completed banding wheel should now be ready to
use,

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