<hamei@spamaway.pacbell.net> wrote

>I talked to the folks at Ah-ha. They said that the motor shafts they sell
>come with a flat spot for a setscrew. (They are Pacific Scientific motors
>that are specially made for Ah-ha.)

barf

>The sprockets I looked at today from a company called Browning Manufacturing
>all had key ways. I think key ways would be better.
>

you bet your sweet bippy keys are better. The collet-type adapter that
squeezes on the shaft is better yet, if your pulleys are large enough.

>I figure that if Ah-ha gets the shafts with flat spots a lot of people must
>want them that way for some reason.

cheap but crummy

>Roughly how much did you pay for each sprocket size?
>

the shaper was $8,500, the cutter about $500, pulleys are now free :-)

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