On 12/8/2016 4:45 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 10:01:37 -0500
Jack wrote:

Realist!

here is a real one

one machine that is not used often has belts and the belts tend
to get a memory of the pulley
when that rare occasion comes up that i use the machine the belts
are insisting on retaining their memory of the pulley

seems that link belts do well to eliminate this exact problem

How do you know this, do you give them a quiz? Do you take the belt off
and see if it has the wrong shape memorized? What is the problem, is
your 4 oz belt making your 400lb machine severely vibrate?

the link belt design may not adapt to use as a bandsaw tire but
then again it might

A band saw tire is not a drive belt.

but apparently no one has tried

You could be the first. Let me know how that goes. I'm betting your
link belt "tire" will vibrate your socks off...
--
Jack
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