On Wed, 17 May 2006 06:52:42 -0400, LBledsoe wrote:

The belt on my 1442 seems to be 3/8 wide. It has had a lot
of use so maybe it's just worn down. I can only find 1/2
link belt replacement. Will this work?

NO...

The saw shop that I bought my 1442 sold me 1/2" link because they thought that
was the size it took...
I got it home and held it against the Jet belt and it was obviously too wide, so
I bought a couple of feet of 3/8" for when I decide or need to change the
belt...
From comments today, I think I'll probably cut the old one off and go to link
this weekend..

BTW: I had no experience with link belt, so I kept the 1/2" and put it on my
Ridgid 14" band saw... Immediate improvement in noise level and (I think)
vibration..

Mac

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