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four-groove sheave for idler shaft Delta 1460

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My 1946 Delta Milwaukee 12" lathe runs like new, except... the 4 step pulley on the headstock end of the idler shaft is giving out (#932 in the diagram below). The smallest pulley, which I need for slowest turning on large rounds, is no longer usable.
I know I'm looking for a needle in a haystack, but this is the website to look for something like this, right? Anyone?
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MSC Industrial Supply
Grainger Industrial Supply

Are additional potential solutions.

Good luck
Thanks for the links. For the sake of anyone else reading this, MSC only seems to have 2 step, and Grainger pulleys cost 4x what I see elsewhere. The challenge is finding the steps that match the headstock so that the belt maintains tension. McMaster Carr looks like they'll have what I need - I need to go do some measuring...
 
My 1946 Delta Milwaukee 12" lathe runs like new, except... the 4 step pulley on the headstock end of the idler shaft is giving out (#932 in the diagram below). The smallest pulley, which I need for slowest turning on large rounds, is no longer usable.
I know I'm looking for a needle in a haystack, but this is the website to look for something like this, right? Anyone?
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You may find what you need on OWWM. They specialize in vintage American made machinery. Someone on there may have what you are looking for.
 
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