Hi all. I just got a spindle protector off ebay, but think maybe there is a problem. When all assembled with the collet sleeve and a collet, the spindle protector is about 3/16" from the lip of the

Hi There,

Leather belts are not to be glued, they stretch to much and have to be shortened before they are worn out. There is a seller on e-bay for leather belts he is in Niles, Ill GP

https://www.walmart.com/ip/DAP-Contact-Cement-3oz/20370938 Typos are courtesy of autocorrect. From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Paul_Piorkowski via groups.io

Payson: In used 404 on O-rings but its hard to believe it could work on a belt. https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-General-Purpose-Adhesive-Strength/dp/B001UHQH18 Paul

Also, what about the plastic composition, cut belts, with the skived ends and cement? I've had one on a 9" rear drive at work for over 30 years. The lathe is used multiple times a day. Payson

Me too. Al Bino was fine for my uses. Payson.

Stevewb on Ebay has flat belts for all SB lathes. He also sells felt wipers and rebuild manuals for all old SB lathes. Check out his site. New! ● 3/4" Premium Flat Drive Belt ● For All South

The real trick is to replace the belts often enough they don't fail on you, and keep the most recently replaced belt in good condition as a spare in case the one on the vehicle gets damaged by road

The silk or nylon/silon stocking trick is an old auto-mechanic's hack. Not sure how it would work in the long run.

hi just wanted to give my 2cents worth many years ago i was driving on I78 west in pa with a ford 350 small truck around 2 am my belt broke and i managed to limp to the next exit low and behold there

Rick: Thank you for the feedback. I will send a picture when I get it cleaned up it is excellent condition. Paul Sent from ProtonMail mobile

Howdy, I replied to Andrei's question, unless he was being rhetorical. Lazy people need a good gibe occasionally. A quick search about belting would reveal much, but rehashing old news leads to

I remember reading about using nylon hose as an improvised emergency fan belt in automobiles long before I learned to drive. That was, of course, well before the introduction of serpentine belts in

I think if a person were to take nylon hose (not silk stockings) wrap the pulleys while at the shortest adjustment, along with several wraps of fishing line. Then apply the appropriate heat a custom

Ondrej, why can't you just use the Mute This Topic link so you don't get bothered by this? Snark doesn't help anyone, and wastes your time just as much as the "boring" questions new folks ask, If you

Howdy, Why? Because some have the burning desire to periodically bring up the same situation instead of looking into the archive, where it was already beaten to death. May be some mad scientists

If you have a rear mount motor drive, I think the automotive serpentine belt is excellent and cheap. I have this on my SB9a. It also gives you a chance to change the felts while you have the spindle

Why are you guys trying to reinvent the wheel and come up with an awkward, more expensive solultion? Just spend 23 bucks, buy a purpose-built belt for a lathe, and move on with a more worthy

Paul, if you read the comments, yoi will still have to cut the serpentine belt then figure a way to reconnect it. I have heard of folks using TIG wire to do so and have decent results. There is no way