Finished the water pump pulley today. Pleased with how it turned out.
Here's the pulley after machining the v grooves for the serpentine belt. I've flipped it the other way in the chuck and machined the front in the same conical style as the PS pump. I had to put a bit more angle on it though to remove a bit more material. But I think it still looks OK beside the PS pump.
After finishing the lathe work I gave it a bit of a polish. Then on to the mill to machine the bolt holes. The rotary table makes easy work of this type of job.
Here it is all bolted up. Everything fit perfectly and belt alignment is spot on. Got to remove it and polish it properly and then make up a belt tensioner setup.
So what do you reckon? Do they look too plain? Should I machine a circle of holes or kidney bean shapes or spokes in both of them?
Cheers