Sample · Timing Pulley Generator

GT2 40 and 60 tooth pulleys with spoked thin webs

Big printed pulleys don't need to be solid: five and six spokes on a thin centre web cut plastic and print time, while the toothed rim stays full width for the belt.

GT2 (2GT)Thin-web spokesFlanges printed in place

What's in this design

The drive

  • GT2 (2GT) belt, 10 mm wide, 171 teeth (342 mm long)
  • Centre distance 120.83 mm; ratio 40 : 60 (1 : 1.5)

Pulley 1

  • 40 teeth
  • 8 mm round bore
  • Hub Ø18 × 7 mm, two M3 set screws tapped into the plastic
  • 5 spokes, 4 mm wide, on a 4 mm centre web
  • Printed flanges, 1.5 mm thick, reaching 3 mm past the teeth; both print in place

Pulley 2

  • 60 teeth
  • 8 mm round bore
  • Hub Ø18 × 7 mm, two M3 set screws tapped into the plastic
  • 6 spokes, 4 mm wide, on a 4 mm centre web

In the free STL zip

  • GT-2M-40T+flange.stl — pulley 1, 40 teeth
  • GT-2M-60T-P2.stl — pulley 2, 60 teeth

Free STLs are CC BY 4.0, printed size without print compensation. Open the design to change anything, tune the fit for your printer, or download STEP, DXF, SVG and the belt.

Dimensions — 15 figures from the generator
Pulley 1Pulley 2
Pitch diameter25.46 mm38.20 mm
Outside diameter24.96 mm37.69 mm
Outside diameter, as built24.98 mm37.71 mm
Root diameter23.43 mm36.16 mm
Groove depth0.76 mm0.76 mm
Pitch line differential0.25 mm0.25 mm
Belt width10.00 mm10.00 mm
Face width (belt + clearance)13.00 mm13.00 mm
Minimum face width11.00 mm13.00 mm
Flange outside diameter29.45 mm—
Flange past the OD2.24 mm—
Minimum flange height1.10 mm—
Belt171 teeth · 342.00 mm
Centre distance120.83 mm
Drive ratio40 : 60 · 1 : 1.5

Read from the generator's Dimensions panel for this design, which opens with no warnings.

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