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POWER TWIST V BELTS ?
ANyone here use FENNER DRIVES Power twist V belt plus?
I understand that it is made for woodworking machines and is designed to elimnate vibration Searcher |
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POWER TWIST V BELTS ?
Yep. Got one on the lathe, and the bandsaw awaits. Tom
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POWER TWIST V BELTS ?
My idea is to put it on my table saw. sound good?
Thanks Searcher |
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POWER TWIST V BELTS ?
Sure. But "eliminate" kind of exaggerates. "Noticeably reduce" is a more
realistic expectation. Chuck Searcher wrote: My idea is to put it on my table saw. sound good? Thanks Searcher |
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POWER TWIST V BELTS ?
Got one on my Delta X5 Contractor - smoothes it out . . . . definite
difference . . . "Searcher" wrote in message newsoOLf.546$SJ2.75@trndny01... My idea is to put it on my table saw. sound good? Thanks Searcher |
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POWER TWIST V BELTS ?
What kind of table saw. I used them on my old Jet CS saw. But not on my
Delta Unisaw? The consensus seems to be not on Cabinet saws with multiple belts. Although I have some on a Grizzly 8" jointer with two belts. And have no problems. The did reduce a lot of vibration but the stock belts were crap. Darrell "Searcher" wrote in message newsoOLf.546$SJ2.75@trndny01... My idea is to put it on my table saw. sound good? Thanks Searcher |
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POWER TWIST V BELTS ?
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 01:27:48 GMT, "Searcher"
wrote: My idea is to put it on my table saw. sound good? Thanks Searcher In just about every "table saw tune up" write up one of the first things suggested is changing to link belts, and if you have a unisaw to replace the cast pulleys with steel lathe turned ones at the same time. I suspect that there may be other brand saws with less than optimal cast pulleys as well. I use the fenner belts on just about all the belt drive tools I have, not only for the benefit of the quieter smoother operation but also because it allows mew to standardize the belting systems and use the bulk packed 25' rolls. Since you can determine the length of the belt via the number of loops even if I run out of spare loop belting I can always "steal" a belt or two from another machine in a pinch and make it work. This may be unnecessary since the loop belts are supposed to last much longer too. I have not had any fail, or even show noticeable wear in three years thus far. They can transform a drill press into a different machine that is quiet, true running and vibration free. I built a "portable" air compressor with a 18 cfm pump and a five hp induction motor mounted the motor and the pump in 1/4" rubber mat and used power twist belt, when I first started it up it was so quiet that I thought the air intake was plugged or it was running backwards or something, nope, it was running correctly and didn't even have the air intake muffler/filters on yet either. Some high end wood lathe manufacturers use the fenner belts as stock items on their products for the same reasons. I know this would likely draw scorn from fenner, but I once took a 'B' size power twist belt and using my disc sander and a little jig I made, "ground" the belt into a 'A' size belt because I wanted to use the machine immediately and not have to wait for a mail order package or go to town and buy a few feet of the 'A' size. Seems to be running fine thus far (the air compressor mentioned above, built a little over a year ago.). That is the only machine I have with 'A' size belt so I won't be tempted to do that again hopefully. I like to think that I am a reasonably safety conscience person, in that situation I slipped a bit however. I purchased a box of 25' 'B' size power twist off of ebay and I am just now down to the last 4-5' in the box, the bulk pricing was less costly, the 25' cost me about 35-40$ as I recall, whereas from most places a 5' chunk is usually in the 18-25$ range, for me it was far better than having a bunch of individual length v-belts that I could never find the right one when I needed it usually anyway. (I had put it where I wouldn't forget where it was, in case I needed it...Yeah, Right!.) I don't have any affiliation with fenner, other than being a happy customer, impressed with the technology. regards, Joe. |
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POWER TWIST V BELTS ?
I think I have read of machined steel pulleys and fenner belts offered
for the unisaw aftermarket items, this link: http://www.consumersearch.com/www/ho...fullstory.html refers to the fenner belts as "a recommended accessory from the experts at popular woodworking to reduce vibration" and the link: http://www.americanfurnituredsgn.com/tablesaw_tune.htm recommends replacing the "inexpensive cast pulleys on the unisaw with machined steel pulleys" to improve operation. I also use a (Dewalt) blade stabilizer whenever I can since I use a lot of 10" blades that are thin kerf, 80-120 teeth, carbide tipped and it seems to help make even smoother cuts than without one. The link belts are just one of many technical improvements for equipment, but if it will reduce the transmitted vibration from a single belt machine one would think that it help reduce the vibration transmitted even more in a multi belt configuration. Fenner has been supplying this technology to the commercial/industrial large scale market for much longer than they have marketed into the smaller equipment market as evidenced by the examples of many multi belt solutions shown on their web site, however I am no engineer, I just know what has worked for me in regard to this technology....Joe. On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 23:13:43 -0600, "Darrell Dorsey" wrote: What kind of table saw. I used them on my old Jet CS saw. But not on my Delta Unisaw? The consensus seems to be not on Cabinet saws with multiple belts. Although I have some on a Grizzly 8" jointer with two belts. And have no problems. The did reduce a lot of vibration but the stock belts were crap. Darrell "Searcher" wrote in message newsoOLf.546$SJ2.75@trndny01... My idea is to put it on my table saw. sound good? Thanks Searcher |
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Searcher wrote...
ANyone here use FENNER DRIVES Power twist V belt plus? I understand that it is made for woodworking machines and is designed to elimnate vibration They sometimes help. I became enamored of the link belts when they solved a problem I had on a lathe many years ago, and started putting them on everything. But then I found that sometimes the regular belts or cogged ones worked better in certain applications. Now, I go with whichever belt works best on the particular machine, or whichever is less expensive, all else equivalent. Here's an article I wrote about it. http://www.paragoncode.com/shop/link_belts/ Cheers! Jim |
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POWER TWIST V BELTS ?
On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 22:28:49 -0800, Joe Brophy
wrote: On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 01:27:48 GMT, "Searcher" wrote: My idea is to put it on my table saw. sound good? Thanks Searcher In just about every "table saw tune up" write up one of the first things suggested is changing to link belts, and if you have a unisaw to replace the cast pulleys with steel lathe turned ones at the same time. I suspect that there may be other brand saws with less than optimal cast pulleys as well. ??? Fully machined (all surfaces) and balanced cast iron pulleys vs. fully machined and balanced steel pulleys, what is the benefit of that? Delta considers them interchangeable and equal. If you take a contractor saw with a properly specified belt vs. a link belt measuring vibration the stock belt will produce less. That is a belt that had not taken a set from sitting around, not being used particularly in the cold. But most people let their saws sit for long periods of time and the belt takes a set that causes an initial vibration. It diminishes as the saw runs. |
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