1416 V-groove 4-step Pulley, 5/8"

Bought two of these for a speed reduction jackshaft for my lathe. Others have complained about product polish, but frankly I don;t see the problem. What few burs or sharp edges are easily polished off with a bit of emery cloth. Likely no attention at all would be needed as simple belt friction would self polish any rough spots. These are nice castings with at least three separate machining steps. Then they sell for this bargain price? You want cosmetic perfection go ahead and buy another at way more money. I'm quite pleased with the product as is.Doc

If you are looking for a precision pulley this is not it. It is concentric enough for most applications and it is very light weight. I needed a budget set for what I was building and these fit the bill exactly.

Supposed to have got a 4- step pulley, instead I got a 3-step pulley. Bought for a band saw, and it did fit and work. So I have to give it that!

First one arrived bent and damaged on the small flange. Unusable. I wasn’t about to try to fix it or file it, so I returned it and requested a replacement. The second one was bad too - worse - bent and damaged on the small flange with a sharp spur torn into it. The pulley appears to be well made but very poorly handled in manufacturing and/or shipping. And unusable. Returned. I’ll buy a Congress pulley instead. How can a company stay in business when they clearly have a serious QC issue?! Shame on Amazon for selling junk like this.

This is a very basic four step pulley in soft white metal. The keyway and bore are accurately formed, and the grooves are true to round.But be prepared to get out your files and remove the casting lines.Like everything I've seen from Chicago Diecasting, this has big casting lines that stand proud by around 1.5mm (other pieces I've bought had a lot of flashing that is sometimes sharp).The product picture shows some casting lines, but my delivered pulley was a much brighter colour and had much more prominent lines.I'll be using this at 3450RPM, and I was worried that it might damage the V-belt. I also like my finished machines to look right, so I spent a good hour trimming and filing.But at the price Amazon is selling these for, it's time and money well spent.

It is cleanly machined and seems balanced. It fit on the shaft easily and works as expected.

The pulley is describe as having four steps, and it only has three. I have a use for it, so I didn'y return. Just be advised that it only has three steps and not four.

Perfect to fix my attic fan with a half inch bore motor. Wider length also reduced vibration. The fan was much quieter after the replacement