Hi ~Krystee
I don’t want to get too technical
ruin the excitement
plus, you have fantastic assistance
and besides, I always confuse things
But in a few weeks you’ll be a mechanical pro
and know that machine inside and out
& be telling us few things Ha ha
Here’s a picture of my pullies
Your right-- it what the belt rides on
that turns the arbor
which spins the wheels
There will be two of them
one on the cabber arbor
(which is in the shadow of my pix)
and one on the motor spindle
that spindle is certain diameter
I ask-- later it will become evident why.
Yes, you would have to remove the guard/housing to access them
You probably should just to check and clean
I polish lots of my hearts on the expandable
but down the road --- if you want to do hearts
a green wheel become the thing!
this is used for grinding the V cleavage of the heart
some of it can be done on the expandable
but the initial form ---
the square edge of the grinding wheel---
is the thing!!
There sort of inexpensive
40 bucks or so
and last forever
They can be a great wheel for rough grinding also
Any way that’s lots of information
hope I didn’t confuse
have fun
and later it will be all
bright & shiny clear!
Ed