17 inch contact wheel belt grinder

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Me again :) I decide to build new grinder only for contact wheel . Plan is this ......today I cut of on lathe this motorbike rims/wheel which is 16 inch but with polyurethane or rubber on will be exactly 17 inch Dia. Since the wheel is from motorcycle I can easily balance it because I have machine to do that , it s part of my job . In the place of braking discs I will put pulley with V grove.Yes , contact wheel will be drive wheel . I think it is better that way and is much easier/simple to make that way ...at least to me .I can draw how will look tension arm and tracking wheel but I will do that same way as I do on my new grinder I work on .. .https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/belt-grinder.1495858/page-2
I have three-phase 2HP and 1400 rpm motor which I think is ideal for this .With 1 : 1 ratio I will have 31 m/s belt speed .I can easy get more speed or slow down in future if I need that ..Maybe I will make two step pulley . I have many bike wheel in different size so in future maybe I will make several contact wheel .....
So , what do you guys think about this ?

I think the drawing exactly shows what I'm going to do ?
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It is exactly 2 inches /5cm. / now ............
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Interested to see this. Is the wheel 2” wide edge to edge or the groove is 2” wide?

Remember pulley setup will have more vibration and rob the system of power vs a direct drive setup. Food for thought.

Also try and get poly that is atleast 70 durometer. Good luck man looking forward to seeing it
 
Thanks !
Yes , the wheel is now 2” wide edge to edge .I have no choice , I can t find Inverter rated motor here ...........
 
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