Wade no 5 precision bench lathe

[mat89RS1]

Would it be sacrilegious to put a timming pulley at the spindle back to cancel the flatbelt ?!! It would take much less room then an undermount motor/pulleys /flatbelt carrier.

I know it's not meant to be that way but I'd like to make some chips soon!

 

[Herb in Delco]

The teeth on the belt and pulleys most likely will give you less of a finish than the machine is capable of.

 

[neilho]

The South Bend folks often use a serpentine belt, inside out if I understand correctly. There are various methods of splicing.

 

[Quade]

I currently have a timing belt on my hardinge, a combination of 2 rivets and epoxy to splice. Because of the teeth, the rivets are held above the pulleys so, there's no "clack clack" with each revolution. The belt tensioner allows me to cut and re-spice a couple times on the same timing belt. I had several old timing belts from car projects past... I think the subaru belt worked best. The Toyota belt was too wide.

I tried one of the adjustable V-belts but they just slipped on the wide pulleys at any reasonable tension.

 

[jim rozen]

Serpentine automotive belt, run in standard configuration - not inside out. Works great.

 

[mat89RS1]

Resurrecting this thread because it's now running!

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