Belt Drive

[4GSR]

........ Typically they are 10,000 to 20,000 that seems way too fast for a belt.

The Dumore motor runs at around 15,000 RPM for their tool post grinders. Not really too fast for a flat belt. The 5M series steel core belt can run much higher than 15K RPM. I don't know off hand what that translate into FPM, but it's a lot!

 

[cascao]

Look for:
The rated HP per belt at your RPM; (V belts has much more capability than round unreinforced belts)
The pulleys diameter, and the belt minimum recommended diameters; (For smaller pulleys look for smaller section and non reinforced belts)
The maximum recommended speed for chosen belt. (If anything work at this moment, take a look at flat and synchronous belts)