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Anywho. Belt snapped, apparently the one it left the factory with on July 21st 1953... Also the one it had sat there unused for the past 25 years or so until I came along.
measured it, came to a hair over 63in. Ordered a new one from Validus. Arrived today, too dang long (altho it IS 63in). slips a lot & then goes sideways off the lower pulley.
What length of belt ore you guy running? With the tension off the belt it's 2in too long.
How about the gates rubber serp belts from Autozone? Are people dismantling the lathe to fit or cutting/joining the belts? if so, how?
Looked on the 10L yahoo thing but I just can't get on with the pages/thread layout at that place at all.
Anywho. Belt snapped, apparently the one it left the factory with on July 21st 1953... Also the one it had sat there unused for the past 25 years or so until I came along.
measured it, came to a hair over 63in. Ordered a new one from Validus. Arrived today, too dang long (altho it IS 63in). slips a lot & then goes sideways off the lower pulley.
What length of belt ore you guy running? With the tension off the belt it's 2in too long.
How about the gates rubber serp belts from Autozone? Are people dismantling the lathe to fit or cutting/joining the belts? if so, how?
Looked on the 10L yahoo thing but I just can't get on with the pages/thread layout at that place at all.