Viel motor alternatives

[Rupert Lucius]

Have several blank plates from: https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/store-finder/ that may arrive tomorrow (Friday)?

As usual Ken is spot on:  I am also curious to see if the same plate also works with Gen II, the Viel with the variable speed motor and the original six inch pulley. It would need to be positioned higher and more centered.

Grepper can do within minutes using CAD skills what will take me hours to create by the old do and try method.

Both drive wheels 3 3/4" and 6" can be done on one plate - no problem.

Rupert

These are the NEMA spec's that the Viel frame is designed (NEMA 48) - the D dimension being the most important.

https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/nema-..._1504.html

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Have several blank plates from: https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/store-finder/ that may arrive tomorrow (Friday)?

As usual Ken is spot on:  I am also curious to see if the same plate also works with Gen II, the Viel with the variable speed motor and the original six inch pulley. It would need to be positioned higher and more centered.

Grepper can do within minutes using CAD skills what will take me hours to create by the old do and try method.

Both drive wheels 3 3/4" and 6" can be done on one plate - no problem.

Rupert

These are the NEMA spec's that the Viel frame is designed (NEMA 48) - the D dimension being the most important.

https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/nema-..._1504.html

Another thought:

Using a 42" belt with 3.75 drive wheel and 3.75 idler wheel the center to center distance is 15.109"

Using a 42" belt with 6.00 drive wheel and 3.75 idler wheel the center to center distance is 13.294"

A difference of 1.815" for motor shaft above the Viel floor plate (top) - lower or higher

Now consider moving the motor shaft forward or rearward as Ken suggest and we are there (depends where we are coming from or going to).