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cone pulley

American  

noun

  1. (on a lathe) a pulley consisting of a conelike arrangement of graduated, concentric pulleys for driving the headstock at different speeds.


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By this means the lathe can be started and stopped more quickly than would be the case with a cone pulley, whose extra weight and inertia would take time to overcome.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

This spindle is provided with an automatic as well as a hand-feed motion, the construction being as follows:— Referring first to the automatic feed, the cone pulley e′, Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The belt in question was very soft and pliable, but a little twisted from use on a cone pulley where it had rubbed against one side.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

This pump is operated by an eccentric upon the end of the shaft of the cone pulley.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The mandrel is driven by belt from a cone pulley of three faces, which gives the proper speeds for different sized bits.

From Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

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