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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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The running head has one cone pulley connected by suitable gearing to three face plates.

From Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

Upon the saw arbor is a cone pulley d, Fig.

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

The diameters of pulleys e, f, and of f, g, and g, are proportioned so as to reduce the speed of the cone pulley d, down to that desirable for the carriage feed.

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

Motion to the drill spindle is conveyed by belt from a pulley on this same live spindle, hence the same cone pulley and back gear are utilized for either drilling or turning.

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

The largest and smallest steps of the cone pulley are of iron, the intermediate steps being of wood, and a brake is provided to enable the lathe to be stopped quickly.

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

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