Well, thank you Dave! I thought it was just me, but I took a serpentine belt
off my saw to put a link belt on. Had to, obviously, change pulleys too. I
think it, the link belt, made the saw run louder and rougher. I'm going to
pull it off tomorrow and put my old belt back on.

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"Bay Area Dave" wrote in message
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good point. My Powermatic band saw uses a serpentine style belt like
cars made in the past decade and a half. Beats a link belt or a V-belt!
Quiet, smooth power transfer and doesn't stretch as much as V or link.

dave

TeamCasa wrote:

Why don't you just put on a good quality V-belt. I don't quite
understand
this fascination of using an product that was originally
designed to be used as an emergency fan belt with limited life
expectancy to
operate machinery. As an aside, quality belts do not stretch
measurably.
Sorry John. If the automotive and most other serious machine industries
can
rely on them I think the would be the best choice for your contrator
saw.

Dave

"John Graser" wrote in message
news:0hrZb.24013$4o.42531@attbi_s52...

I put a link belt on my Delta Contractor's saw about a year ago. I've
noticed that the saw now tends to bog down more easily when cutting
thick
stock than it used to. Do link belts stretch over time, requiring the
removal of some links periodically?







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