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Lathe Flat belt?
- Thread starter DLH
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Hi Dlh. Just a little friendly advise. Nows a good time to invest in the Clipper "crimper" they do appear on ebay time to time. Think I paid about
10 bucks for one the type that clamps in the vise. The lacing is available. Clipper has a website. Also Graingers carries lacing and belting.
10 bucks for one the type that clamps in the vise. The lacing is available. Clipper has a website. Also Graingers carries lacing and belting.
I got all my flat belts from Al Bino. Yes, that's his real name. Here's his web site.
http://www.flatdrivebelts-anysize.com/
If you're not interested in originality, go with the 'link belt'. Got mine used off ebay for a few dollars. I run it inverted with the "V" facing out. They are universal, no need to remove the spindle to install and virtually indestructible.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACCU-Link-S...=BI_Heavy_Equipment_Parts&hash=item35de4fd6ac
http://www.flatdrivebelts-anysize.com/
If you're not interested in originality, go with the 'link belt'. Got mine used off ebay for a few dollars. I run it inverted with the "V" facing out. They are universal, no need to remove the spindle to install and virtually indestructible.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACCU-Link-S...=BI_Heavy_Equipment_Parts&hash=item35de4fd6ac
Just search for "Clipper belt lacer" maybe belt lacer machine.......this clips are called belt lacing.
slight little problem is you have to know the lacing clip size. And then if you have some spare
time I simply bought a belt (the one on your pants) at wally world and straighten my old clips and
crimped them with plyiers and did the final crimp on the vise, and just used a cotter pin. I'll do
some checking for you, I have a clip chart tucked away somewhere.
sam
The Farm & Fleet store near me carries the belt lacing, but not the crimping tool. I was going to try to get a lacing tool, but the prices were a *lot* higher than the $10 mentioned above, and there wasn't much available at the time on eBay.
When I was a teenager, I used to work at a hardware store, and lacing belts was one of the services the store offered. That was farm country, of course. It really isn't hard to lace belts yourself if you have the tool. Hopefully someday I'll stumble onto one at an auction. If I'm lucky, no one will know what it is.
Anyway, I decided to pull the spindle and use an automotive style serpentine belt on my lathe. I like it a lot, and would do it again.
GG
When I was a teenager, I used to work at a hardware store, and lacing belts was one of the services the store offered. That was farm country, of course. It really isn't hard to lace belts yourself if you have the tool. Hopefully someday I'll stumble onto one at an auction. If I'm lucky, no one will know what it is.
Anyway, I decided to pull the spindle and use an automotive style serpentine belt on my lathe. I like it a lot, and would do it again.
GG
John Knox is a SUPER guy. He loves to talk and knows his belts. I restored a 10" LOGAN for a friend & needed a belt. Called John, the told me about the lathe & belt size gave me a price, I think it was $20 +/-.
He then sent the belt "when you get it try it out if you like it send me a check, no credit cards". The belt came with the lacing installed two pins, instructions on care & installation along with his address to sent the check. JUST A SUPER GUY! He makes me wish I needed more belts.
fixit
He then sent the belt "when you get it try it out if you like it send me a check, no credit cards". The belt came with the lacing installed two pins, instructions on care & installation along with his address to sent the check. JUST A SUPER GUY! He makes me wish I needed more belts.
fixit
Try Tandy leather they have 1" belt
You do need to hang the belt with 20 lb weigh for at less a week it will grow 1"
Dave[
QUOTE=DLH;245654]The 1" wide flat belt on my OLD South Bend 9" B broke? Is there a place on line that I can order one pre set up with the metal lacing installed?
Thanks[/QUOTE]
You do need to hang the belt with 20 lb weigh for at less a week it will grow 1"
Dave[
QUOTE=DLH;245654]The 1" wide flat belt on my OLD South Bend 9" B broke? Is there a place on line that I can order one pre set up with the metal lacing installed?
Thanks[/QUOTE]