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I bought a 4 foot driveway marker to use as a pulley shaft between the gear drives.
$1.99 USD, fiberglass rod.
If the O.D. is not an odd size, I will use a Nylon spacer or bushing as a pulley for the string to slide over.
Surgical SS tubing would probably work well as a pulley, and it has an electropolished surface.
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I bought a 4 foot driveway marker to use as a pulley shaft between the gear drives.
$1.99 USD, fiberglass rod.
If the O.D. is not an odd size, I will use a Nylon spacer or bushing as a pulley for the string to slide over.
Surgical SS tubing would probably work well as a pulley, and it has an electropolished surface.
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