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Old 07-01-2013, 04:15 PM
Tom West Tom West is offline
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The drum will be a fuzz smaller than 4" in diameter when it is finished, and just almost 20" long. The shaft itself it 3/4" steel. If I control the RPMs () and keep them from getting out of hand, it should be stable.




















Your shaft of 3/4" should be more then big enough. The discs add stiffness to the shaft and the pillow blocks are close to the drum.
Tom
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