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Dave thanks again for letting me know about a faster motor, I had this motor running for about 1 minute, it got hot & then nothing. Thought I had popped a breaker, but nooooooooooo, motor's fried. Bummer, oh well, 50 rpm motor ordered.

This coupling is plenty forgiving of misalignment, I bet one could be 1/8" or greater out of line & there would be no problems. Wooohoooo. I need to cut the leather shorter and reseat it when it is in place, too loose now.



Anyways in addition to the couplings, I got a box fan motor modified to fit a 7.5" diameter fan for bean cooling & air for the roaster. Other progress also included a thrust collar for the shaft, motor mounts, and plans started for the outer shell.