Old Craftsman Pulley? What's it for?

[swervncarz]

 I'm assuming some sort of pulley but what would it go with?

[swervncarz]

I forgot to add that it is 14" long... Numbers on back are 018242

[mikeswrenches]

Looks like you could put a grinding wheel, or maybe a buffing wheel on the one end.

Mike

[Nasutushenri]

Looks like you could put a grinding wheel, or maybe a buffing wheel on the one end.

Mike

That's right. It's called a bench grinder mandrel, or a saw arbor heavy duty shaft with 2 pillow blocks

Henri

[swervncarz]

Thank you

[leg17]

Looks like you could put a grinding wheel, or maybe a buffing wheel on the one end.
Mike

That's right. It's called a bench grinder mandrel, or a saw arbor heavy duty shaft with 2 pillow blocks
Henri

Yup, you could put a saw blade on it and cut your fingers off.
Or, you could put a wire wheel on it and pick wires out of your hide.
Or, you could put a grinding wheel on it and hope the exploding pieces don't break a bone in your face.
All kinds of options.

Actually, it really is a simple pillow block arrangement with a grinding wheel adapter.
Your imagination is the only limit.

[Chillylulu]

Similar to those are still sold for carving glass with a v shaped grinding wheel  and for other cold working. Lapidaries and gold/silver smithing buffing lathes are similar.

Chilly

[EVILDR235]

I would use it for a jack shaft on my mini bike project.

EvilDr235