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What belt should I get?
- Thread starter osassa
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If it's a horizontal drive (bench mounted countershaft), use a J-section poly v-belt, either from McMaster-Carr, or Biedler's Belts. If it's an underdrive version, go with one of the spliced belts from Al Bino (http://www.flatdrivebelts-anysize.com/).
mcruff
Stainless
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2004
- Location
- Albertville, Alabama
If your lathe is a horizontal drive, just go to the auto parts place and get the correct length serpentine belt, about 1" wide. Mine is a Gates K060470.
Its been on there for more than 11 years and still looks great, it will probably last another 25 years. I knocked my spindle out and added the belt in about 1 to 1-1/2 hours total.
I run my lathe probably 4-6 hours a week on average.
Its been on there for more than 11 years and still looks great, it will probably last another 25 years. I knocked my spindle out and added the belt in about 1 to 1-1/2 hours total.
I run my lathe probably 4-6 hours a week on average.
datmony
Aluminum
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2013
- Location
- Duvall, WA
And a third..... mine works awesome.
Dobermann
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2014
- Location
- North Carolina
I'm kind of partial to the automotive serpentine belt. I've done that job on a 9" under mount drive and on a Heavy 10 under mount drive and both are highly successful. I laced both of my installations following the lace pattern given by South Bend in HTRAL. I run the ribbed face of the belt against the pulleys and that way most of the lacing stays down in the space between ribs. I used monofilament, 0.039" diameter for the lacing. Those belts drive very well with very little tension.
mcruff
Stainless
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2004
- Location
- Albertville, Alabama
Wholly crap $55 for a belt, I paid I think $20 and got it at a local auto parts store the same day.
If its an under drive then maybe but if its horizontal drive save the money and head to the auto parts store, I can make mine slip but its hard and I'm taking more than .100 per side at a very good feed rate.
If its an under drive then maybe but if its horizontal drive save the money and head to the auto parts store, I can make mine slip but its hard and I'm taking more than .100 per side at a very good feed rate.
Armorer1984
Aluminum
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2015
- Location
- Grand Island, NE
I will also concurr with the others. I switched my 9 to a serpentine belt and am extremely happy with the performance.
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datmony
Aluminum
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2013
- Location
- Duvall, WA
Mine is an underdrive so it was just the most straight forward approach and saved me a ton of tedium. Rebuilding this lathe had turned into such a money pit anyways I was just like whatever..... what's another $55 when I am already this deep in it and it was the last piece I needed to get the thing up and running.....
Thanks for the specifics on the lacing. I was planning to do the same thing on my 10L, but now I know what definitely works for the lace.
