It does look like it takes a small flat belt
Maybe 1 1/2-2 inches wide. These can be found online with varying lengths and widths. It has to be disassembled to get a belt on it.
You can also buy small flat belt pulleys online, Amazon I believe has them
The unit can then be powered by a half horse electric motor and whatever wheels that fit the shaft OD can be utilized.
Best of luck
One of the things I really like about these old set ups is that they are very quiet compared to the usual bench grinding.
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On 2/14/25 5:37 PM, Gary Anderson via groups.io wrote:
Looks like a fast and loose pulley drive to me too Brian.? ?From back in the days where you had multiple tools running off one power source, and you didn't turn on/off that power based on what tools you were using.
-Gary
