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- May 17, 2015
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Very nicely restored mate! Ive been quietly watching your progress as you started about the same time i did. Must admit i didnt paint mine so she isnt very pretty. I had some issues with vibrations at higher speeds. My lathe head is very quiet at all speeds but the vibration was very prominent at 1000rpm.
I would put the best quality cogged/toothed belt you can get your hands on. After much heart ache with belt matching etc and getting more vibration from multiple belts not tracking the same i went to a single belt.
The good thing is that a new quality single belt can easily handle the power requirements of older tech multi belt arrangements. In the specs of my belt it is good for 10hp by itself. More than enough for any of these. Be cautious on over tensioning them too as you can easily cause failure of the input shaft bearings, or in my case the bushes someone had installed in a previous repair.
Have fun, time to get it dirty again!
I would put the best quality cogged/toothed belt you can get your hands on. After much heart ache with belt matching etc and getting more vibration from multiple belts not tracking the same i went to a single belt.
The good thing is that a new quality single belt can easily handle the power requirements of older tech multi belt arrangements. In the specs of my belt it is good for 10hp by itself. More than enough for any of these. Be cautious on over tensioning them too as you can easily cause failure of the input shaft bearings, or in my case the bushes someone had installed in a previous repair.
Have fun, time to get it dirty again!