On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:45:34 -0600, F. George McDuffee
wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/a8evo4o

Bridgeport/etc belts are almost 1.5" tall and being a vari-drive
belt...about 5/16" thick, with the tops and bottoms of the belts
having a slight taper. They are very stiff in the long axis.

The link belts will simply not work. Ive never seen one that was
taller than 5/8 in height..a C belt IRRC.

The problem is simply getting TO the belt to change it. Some mills (1J
types) have openings in the sides of the head..these are change pulley
machines..and yeah..those belts can and do work well enough.
Vari-drive heads ..(2J)..are pretty much stuck using the specific belt
for the machine. But with either style head..you will have to lift
the motor up to install the belt...there simply isnt enough slack to
connect the link belt into a circle without removing the motor.

Shrug. Fortunately..one seldom needs to change the belts...every 10-15
yrs is about right..unless you are running it 5/8/365

Gunner

"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child,
miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied,
demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless.
Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats."
PJ O'Rourke