I have a 9" South Bend lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?

Thanks, Jim
)

I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?

Thanks, Jim

Jim

Google "lathe belt splice". Maybe a kit is vailable on Ebay or the
like

Bob AZ

Try "Link Belts". They are made in a large number of vee section pieces of
leather that attach together with metal pins. They can be made to any length
and can be installed without removing the pulley or motor



wrote in message
...
I have a 9" South Bend lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?

Thanks, Jim
)

On Jul 21, 11:41*pm, wrote:
I have a 9" South Bend *lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?

Thanks, Jim
)

Hi Jim,

I don't know where you are located, but try "Grainger Industrial
Supply". It is a national chain and supplier. They have the belts
here in Melbourne, FL.. I believe the cost is about $25. for five feet
of belting

Dick Hahn

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:41:49 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I have a 9" South Bend lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?

Thanks, Jim
)


Can't imagine velcro on a drive belt but you never
know.

On some of the SB lathe boards folks have reported
success using an automotive poly drive belt. Either
by getting one of the proper size and R&R the spindle. Or
cut and splice one in using glue or some even lace it with
heavy thread. Do a search over on
:---http://www.practicalmachinist.com/

ED

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:41:49 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I have a 9" South Bend lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?

Thanks, Jim
)


Hey Jim,

Wasn't recently, but I replaced the leather (clickclickclick) on mine
with a laminated belt style I'd seen used on commercial sewing
machines. Green on one side and yellow on the other, and in operation
I have never decided which is preferable. I digress. The belting was
purchased at a "power" distributor, the kind that sells hydraulic
stuff and V-belts etc etc etc. They also gave me a small quantity of
vulcanizing glue, and I skived the belting, put it in place and
determined the length, applied the glue, clamped it between two
plates, and applied heat to the ends of the plates to make the glue
melt and set. Worked OK. I sold that 9" SB and got a 10" which still
has the leather, but I'd do it again if necessary.

Take care.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:37:01 -0700 (PDT), with neither quill nor
qualm, Dick quickly quoth:

On Jul 21, 11:41*pm, wrote:
I have a 9" South Bend *lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?

Thanks, Jim
)

Hi Jim,

I don't know where you are located, but try "Grainger Industrial
Supply". It is a national chain and supplier. They have the belts
here in Melbourne, FL.. I believe the cost is about $25. for five feet
of belting

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43771
I got some of this for my Grizzly ww bandsaur about 5 years ago and it
has worked out well.

--
Vidi, Vici, Veni
---

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:37:01 -0700 (PDT), with neither quill nor
qualm, Dick quickly quoth:

On Jul 21, 11:41 pm, wrote:
I have a 9" South Bend lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?

Thanks, Jim
)

Hi Jim,

I don't know where you are located, but try "Grainger Industrial
Supply". It is a national chain and supplier. They have the belts
here in Melbourne, FL.. I believe the cost is about $25. for five feet
of belting

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43771
I got some of this for my Grizzly ww bandsaur about 5 years ago and it
has worked out well.

They still make them for bandsaurs? How about tablesaurs? They're extinct,
but some of us still need replacement parts.

--
Ed Huntress

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:48:48 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:37:01 -0700 (PDT), with neither quill nor
qualm, Dick quickly quoth:

On Jul 21, 11:41 pm, wrote:
I have a 9" South Bend lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?

Thanks, Jim
)

Hi Jim,

I don't know where you are located, but try "Grainger Industrial
Supply". It is a national chain and supplier. They have the belts
here in Melbourne, FL.. I believe the cost is about $25. for five feet
of belting

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43771
I got some of this for my Grizzly ww bandsaur about 5 years ago and it
has worked out well.

They still make them for bandsaurs? How about tablesaurs? They're extinct,
but some of us still need replacement parts.

Ayup. Dina (my ancient Davis & Wells saur) is from the '20s and has a
flat, wide motor pulley, so I can't use a link belt on her. But link
belts work fine on fixed-width pulleys of all sizes. They're quieter
and do either remove or reduce the belt vibration by a large margin.

--
Vidi, Vici, Veni
---

Grumpy wrote:
Try "Link Belts". They are made in a large number of vee section pieces of
leather that attach together with metal pins. They can be made to any length
and can be installed without removing the pulley or motor






What you have described is called "Brammer belt" ,its a bitch to pull
apart and re-join because its not pliable when new and you have mongrel
steel pins flying around .It's still available and is expensive.
The new type is called Power Twist ,made of a poly type material , no
pins, much easier to pull apart and rejoin and a lot cheaper to buy.

http://www.motionind.com.au/DisplayP...rt_no=09857911

Comes in A,B, and C sections

--
Kevin (Bluey)
"I'm not young enough to know everything."

On Jul 22, 9:00 am, Brian Lawson wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:41:49 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
I have a 9" South Bend lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?


I, too, replaced my clickclickclick leather belt when it finally went
on the 9" SouthBend. Used an automobile serpentine belt. Cut it to
length and then stitched it together with the heaviest monofilament
fishing line laying around. Kept the line in between the grooves of
the belt. Nice and quiet and has been running for a year now.
BTW- Don't forget to release the belt tension when you are not using
the machine regardless of material.

On Jul 23, 8:11*am, "Kevin(Bluey)" wrote:
Grumpy wrote:
*Try "Link Belts". They are made in a large number of vee section pieces of
leather that attach together with metal pins. They can be made to any length
and can be installed without removing the pulley or motor

What you have described is called "Brammer *belt" ,its a bitch to pull
apart and re-join because its not pliable when new *and you have mongrel
steel pins flying around .It's still available and is expensive.
The new type is called Power Twist ,made of a poly type material , no
pins, much easier to pull apart and rejoin and a lot cheaper to buy.

http://www.motionind.com.au/DisplayP...rt_no=09857911

Comes in A,B, and C sections

--
Kevin (Bluey)
"I'm not young enough to know everything."



Is the power twist belt by Brammer? If not, who sesll sthem?

On Jul 25, 12:41*am, davemwave wrote:
On Jul 22, 9:00 am, Brian Lawson wrote:

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:41:49 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
I have a 9" South Bend *lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?

I, too, replaced my clickclickclick leather belt when it finally went
on the 9" SouthBend. *Used an automobile serpentine belt. *Cut it to
length and then stitched it together with the heaviest monofilament
fishing line laying around. *Kept the line in between the grooves of
the belt. *Nice and quiet and has been running for a year now.
BTW- Don't forget to release the belt tension when you are not using
the machine regardless of material.

I read another note on that same thing where the guy used .035 mig
welding wire for the seam. I may try that because it is a very good
belt and the wire should never touch the pulley if you run it on the
grooved side. I also have some kevlar fishing line but it is tough to
cut - you need a very sharp scissors.

Thanks, Jim

wrote in message
...
I have a 9" South Bend lathe with the motor underneath and it needs a
new belt. I have heard that there is a seamed belt that goes together
with a velcro type seam but I have not been able to find one in any
search. Does anyone know of a source for this type of belt?


Take a (used is OK, because you will be using it groove side out-
there must be NO grease or oil on the belt.) automotive serpentine
belt.
On a disk sander put a 5° bevel on one cut end. Place on the machine,
mark, cut, and bevel a mated overlap.

Use cyanoacrylate (Crazy Glue, etc.) gel type adhesive, and clamp
together between a couple of pieces of thick polyethylene (prevents
the ooze from sticking to the C-clamps)
When on the lathe, the inside lap seam edge should be running in the
trailing direction for smoothness. You can sand the lap. Excess
adhesive will wipe off with acetone.

Mine has been running in a production envrionment for about five years
now.

I tried the Gator clamps, the Heat-bonded urethanes, and the Button
together types, and have found the flat rubber serpentine belt to be
the easiest to prepare and the smoothest running.

The serpentine belts for most common cars or trucks are long enough to
make almost two belts for my SB Mod A. They should be plenty long
enough for your motor-under.

The belts are used on lathes and assembly lines.

http://www.woodworkingshop.com/cgi-b...&qryType=GRPSG

I hate the search engines that come up with that -

http://www.woodworkingshop.com search for Power Twist or part number FD40830
FD04181 and FD04050

I use it on my metal lathe and have done so for a number of years.
I also put it on my wood lathe.

I bought a box (50') (mostly gone now) from MSCdirect some years ago.

Martin

Martin H. Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal.
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.
http://lufkinced.com/


wrote:
On Jul 23, 8:11 am, "Kevin(Bluey)" wrote:
Grumpy wrote:
Try "Link Belts". They are made in a large number of vee section pieces of
leather that attach together with metal pins. They can be made to any length
and can be installed without removing the pulley or motor
What you have described is called "Brammer belt" ,its a bitch to pull
apart and re-join because its not pliable when new and you have mongrel
steel pins flying around .It's still available and is expensive.
The new type is called Power Twist ,made of a poly type material , no
pins, much easier to pull apart and rejoin and a lot cheaper to buy.

http://www.motionind.com.au/DisplayP...rt_no=09857911

Comes in A,B, and C sections

--
Kevin (Bluey)
"I'm not young enough to know everything."



Is the power twist belt by Brammer? If not, who sesll sthem?


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