"Old & in the way...." wrote: (clip) Any one running such belts on their
tools? What sort of experience have you had?
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They work great! I have found the following advantages:
1.) Belt replacement without machine disassembly.
2.) They don't take a set when the machine is not running, so on startup,
they have no vibration.
3.) If a belt breaks, you can replace a few links, assuming the rest of the
belt is not worn out.
4.) For conventional V-belts, length increments are 1". Increments in the
link belts are 1/2". (Usually doesn't matter, but there are cases where it
does.)