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Naio's avatar
Naio
Explorer II
Dec 20, 2019

Can I put a sprocket made for a keyed shaft on a D bore?

This is for my shave ice machine. I overheated my motor and need to send it to a shop for rebuilding. I have available a possible temporary replacement motor. But my main motor has a keyed shaft, ...
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STBRetired
Explorer
Dec 21, 2019
Make sure you use a long enough set screw that you don't have to worry about ripping out the last thread on the sprocket. Also verify that the keyway in the sprocket has been drilled all the way through so that the set screw does not damage the keyway.

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