On Mar 2, 8:19 am, Ecnerwal
wrote:
In article ,
"Bill Noble" wrote:

most belts are standard lengths and configurations - just go to the catalog
and get a part number - GATES is a good place to start

"Drifter" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to find a drive belt for my Turncrafter Pro. I was
disappointed to find PSI didn't sell them. Anyone have any sources?

Drifter

Or take the broken one to a decent autoparts or farm store, assuming
it's a typical V belt (not being specifically acquainted with what a
turncrafter pro is, and whether it has a weird drive belt). [Google
ensues] Penn state says 5 pulley steps, so I'm guessing it is a V belt.
Gack - yet another rip-off of (and paint color for) that bass-ackwards
tailstock mini-lathe design - whoever came up with that benighted piece
of crap first should be flattered (they are more probably deep in debt
to their laywers, but the blatant copies just keep coming...)

I'm not sure if the pro and the pro VS use the same belt, mine has a 3
step pulley, but it's one of those multi-groove belts rather than a
standard v belt.

mcmaster has them under "ultra-flex ribbed" under v-belts, though I
don't know if they have the right size.

-Kevin

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:57:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Mar 2, 8:19 am, Ecnerwal
wrote:
In article ,
"Bill Noble" wrote:

most belts are standard lengths and configurations - just go to the catalog
and get a part number - GATES is a good place to start

"Drifter" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to find a drive belt for my Turncrafter Pro. I was
disappointed to find PSI didn't sell them. Anyone have any sources?

Drifter

Or take the broken one to a decent autoparts or farm store, assuming
it's a typical V belt (not being specifically acquainted with what a
turncrafter pro is, and whether it has a weird drive belt). [Google
ensues] Penn state says 5 pulley steps, so I'm guessing it is a V belt.
Gack - yet another rip-off of (and paint color for) that bass-ackwards
tailstock mini-lathe design - whoever came up with that benighted piece
of crap first should be flattered (they are more probably deep in debt
to their laywers, but the blatant copies just keep coming...)

I'm not sure if the pro and the pro VS use the same belt, mine has a 3
step pulley, but it's one of those multi-groove belts rather than a
standard v belt.

mcmaster has them under "ultra-flex ribbed" under v-belts, though I
don't know if they have the right size.

-Kevin

Hey guys ... would a link belt be a good choice in this case ?
I'm not familiar with this lathe? I'm curious as to how they work on a
lathe. Anyone have any experience with them?

Lenny

I have a link belt on my wood lathe and a link belt on my
metal lathe. Both different sizes - but they, once worked in (short time),
are great. No tearing apart 100 year babbitt or bearings.

The learning with them is put it on as tight as you can - the strong
belt will bend and match your cones/pulley. Once it does, it is time
to take out a link or two. The belt being compressed into the V need
a shorter length.

As I recall, I use 1/2" on the 60 some year old wood lathe with a 1/2 HP
motor on it - (in a 4 or 5 HP body :-) ) and a 3/4" on my metal lathe.

They have been used for 8-10 years now. The belts were designed for
conveyor belts so power is their business.


Martin

wrote:
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:57:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Mar 2, 8:19 am, Ecnerwal
wrote:
In article ,
"Bill Noble" wrote:

most belts are standard lengths and configurations - just go to the catalog
and get a part number - GATES is a good place to start
"Drifter" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to find a drive belt for my Turncrafter Pro. I was
disappointed to find PSI didn't sell them. Anyone have any sources?
Drifter
Or take the broken one to a decent autoparts or farm store, assuming
it's a typical V belt (not being specifically acquainted with what a
turncrafter pro is, and whether it has a weird drive belt). [Google
ensues] Penn state says 5 pulley steps, so I'm guessing it is a V belt.
Gack - yet another rip-off of (and paint color for) that bass-ackwards
tailstock mini-lathe design - whoever came up with that benighted piece
of crap first should be flattered (they are more probably deep in debt
to their laywers, but the blatant copies just keep coming...)
I'm not sure if the pro and the pro VS use the same belt, mine has a 3
step pulley, but it's one of those multi-groove belts rather than a
standard v belt.

mcmaster has them under "ultra-flex ribbed" under v-belts, though I
don't know if they have the right size.

-Kevin

Hey guys ... would a link belt be a good choice in this case ?
I'm not familiar with this lathe? I'm curious as to how they work on a
lathe. Anyone have any experience with them?

Lenny

In article ,
wrote:

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:57:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:
I'm not sure if the pro and the pro VS use the same belt, mine has a 3
step pulley, but it's one of those multi-groove belts rather than a
standard v belt.

mcmaster has them under "ultra-flex ribbed" under v-belts, though I
don't know if they have the right size.

-Kevin

Hey guys ... would a link belt be a good choice in this case ?
I'm not familiar with this lathe? I'm curious as to how they work on a
lathe. Anyone have any experience with them?

Lenny

If the original belt is a poly-V (a.k.a. ultra-flex rib, per above), no.
Those are like a flat belt with little ridges - similar to (but
unfortunately differing rib spacing than) the serpentine belts found in
many modern cars.

Link belts (eg, PowerTwist (tm) ) are a replacement for standard V
belts. On a lathe that uses standard V belts, they work just fine, and
you don't have to yank the spindle when you break a belt. I don't know
that they live up their own hype about less vibration, but I also don't
care - the good ones are at least as good as, if not actually better
than, a regular V belt, and they do let you skip the spindle-yank
procedure, as well as being adjustable-length. That's good enough for
me, though a standard belt is cheaper.

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