Recent content by Paul Glavey

Wasn't able to figure out what your math was there for a few seconds but I understand it now. I was trying to calculate the needed HP differently using Power = (Force x Distance) /Time which was giving me 112.32 HP. Then I divided that by 60 because 1500/25 is 60. That was telling me I needed a...

Hello Baluncore I was thinking if I used a 1500rpm motor and with a 2" pulley (A) connected to it and a belt from that going to a 8" pulley (B) on an axial with another 2" pulley (C) and the second 2" pulley connected via a belt to the drum (D) which is 30", then I would end up with 25rpm. But...

Hello I recently got into veg gardening. I have a lot of good soil but it needs to be sieved to remove rocks and other crap from it. I decided to build myself a Trommel based on this article http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to-plans/... But I decided to make a more robust version of...

Hello all, just signed up and thought I drop a brief intro. To be honest I came a cross this forum while searching for a solution and figured if I sign up I might be able to have one of you guys solve it for me. I've always been interested in Math, physics and all the sciences really but never...