Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement
Paul_Piorkowski
South Bend Goup:
The 1" flat leather drive belt is slipping and has stretched to the limit of the adjustment. Although I have used what looks like a tar based dressing it is clear there is slipping. I am seeking recomendation on the best replacement. I am considering using the back side of a modern automotive serpentine belt. Paul
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search ebay for custom flat belt south bend and you should find several. Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. LAZARUS LONG (Robert A. Heinlein) On Thursday, October 28, 2021, 02:39:42 PM CDT, Paul_Piorkowski via groups.io <paul_piorkowski@...> wrote: South Bend Goup: The 1" flat leather drive belt is slipping and has stretched to the limit of the adjustment. Although I have used what looks like a tar based dressing it is clear there is slipping. I am seeking recomendation on the best replacement. I am considering using the back side of a modern automotive serpentine belt. Paul
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Andrei
You can still buy flat belts, brand spanking new.
also look on amazon and ebay. gobs of them out there.
From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Paul_Piorkowski via groups.io <Paul_Piorkowski@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:59 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement South Bend Goup:
The 1" flat leather drive belt is slipping and has stretched to the limit of the adjustment. Although I have used what looks like a tar based dressing it is clear there is slipping. I am seeking recomendation on the best replacement. I am considering using the back side of a modern automotive serpentine belt. Paul
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E A
I used this chart to figure out what serpentine belt to use.
Using the Industry Number, you can go to RockAuto and order cheaper...
A Dayco 5050530 worked out perfect for my setup.
Erik A
From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Andrei <calciu1@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 3:47 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement
You can still buy flat belts, brand spanking new.
also look on amazon and ebay. gobs of them out there.
From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Paul_Piorkowski via groups.io <Paul_Piorkowski@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:59 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement South Bend Goup:
The 1" flat leather drive belt is slipping and has stretched to the limit of the adjustment. Although I have used what looks like a tar based dressing it is clear there is slipping. I am seeking recomendation on the best replacement. I am considering using the back side of a modern automotive serpentine belt. Paul
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m. allan noah
Try shortening the belt you have?
On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 3:59 PM E A <b-arch@...> wrote:
-- "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand"
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E A
And you don't run the serpentine belt "inside out".
Very smooth and quiet.
Of course you have to take your lathe apart to install...
Erik A
From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of m. allan noah <kitno455@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:02 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement Try shortening the belt you have?
On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 3:59 PM E A <b-arch@...> wrote:
-- "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand"
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Todd
How exactly do you run a serpentine belt on a 13" or bigger without cutting it ? Asking for a friend 🤣
(The answer is.... you can't unless you slot the headstock casting)
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Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:12:41 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement
And you don't run the serpentine belt "inside out".
Very smooth and quiet.
Of course you have to take your lathe apart to install...
Erik A
From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of m. allan noah <kitno455@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:02 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement Try shortening the belt you have?
On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 3:59 PM E A <b-arch@...> wrote:
-- "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand"
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david_g4000
Really, is anybody slotting their casting? I cannot imagine doing that.
I got a rubber and canvas belt from Al Bino and couldn't be
happier with it. No stretch. Quiet. Good traction.
On 10/28/2021 4:44 PM, Todd wrote:
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Todd
It was meant as a joke. The O.P. didn't mention which model lathe is needing a belt and you can't use a serpentine on the larger ones without cutting them. I'm
not knowlegable on the 11" and smaller but i know the 13" and up need a cut belt.
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Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:47:56 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement Really, is anybody slotting their casting? I cannot imagine doing that.
I got a rubber and canvas belt from Al Bino and couldn't be happier with it. No stretch. Quiet. Good traction.
On 10/28/2021 4:44 PM, Todd wrote:
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Any of the South Bend UMD's will need a cut belt, that includes the 9 inchers...
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Ondrej Krejci <okrejci@...>
Howdy, McMaster Carr sells belts and splices. To use a continuous belt, no slotting is needed, that's silly, but the spindle has to be taken out of its bearings, like with v belt drives. Enjoy, OK
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, 04:48:28 PM EDT, david_g4000 via groups.io <dmbanwarth@...> wrote:
Really, is anybody slotting their casting? I cannot imagine doing that.
I got a rubber and canvas belt from Al Bino and couldn't be
happier with it. No stretch. Quiet. Good traction.
On 10/28/2021 4:44 PM, Todd wrote:
How exactly do you run a serpentine belt on a 13" or bigger
without cutting it ? Asking for a friend 🤣
(The answer is.... you can't unless you slot the headstock
casting)
Sent from my Verizon,
Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Get Outlook for Android From:
SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on
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Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:12:41 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement
And you don't run the serpentine belt "inside out".
Very smooth and quiet.
Of course you have to take your lathe apart to install...
Erik A
From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io
<SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of m. allan
noah <kitno455@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:02 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement Try shortening the belt you have?
On Thu, Oct 28, 2021
at 3:59 PM E A <b-arch@...>
wrote:
-- "well, I stand up
next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my
hand"
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david_g4000
Ohhhhh, thanks Todd. Mine is a 13" as well and I agree.
On 10/28/2021 4:51 PM, Todd wrote:
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Paul_Piorkowski
Eric:
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Thank you for the feedback. I have never taken the spindle (the main shaft) out before. However the electric motor conversation looks simple to take apart. I think original design could of ran off of an overhead line shaft. I always thought that the staples used to join the lether belt could impact the surface finish as it would be imposing a torsion into the spindle revolution. Paul Sent from ProtonMail mobile
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John Dammeyer
The Heavy 10L also requires the belt to be split. John
From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io [mailto:SouthBendLathe@groups.io] On Behalf Of Todd
Sent: October-28-21 1:52 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement
It was meant as a joke. The O.P. didn't mention which model lathe is needing a belt and you can't use a serpentine on the larger ones without cutting them. I'm not knowlegable on the 11" and smaller but i know the 13" and up need a cut belt.
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of david_g4000 via groups.io <dmbanwarth@...>
Really, is anybody slotting their casting? I cannot imagine doing that.
I got a rubber and canvas belt from Al Bino and couldn't be happier with it. No stretch. Quiet. Good traction.
On 10/28/2021 4:44 PM, Todd wrote:
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chippuller
Hey Folks, This thread caught my attention... I'm really curious about why some models require you to "split" the replacement belt. While I understand it might require an extensive disassembly (and probably not worth the effort!), they did install a continuous belt at the factory!?!? Am I missing something? Kinda rminds me of the joke about the machinist apprentice who was told to make a gear. His response was "Make a gear !?!? I thought you had to buy a gear!!!" ![]()
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, 04:12:47 PM CDT, John Dammeyer <johnd@...> wrote:
The Heavy 10L also requires the belt to be split. John
From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io [mailto:SouthBendLathe@groups.io] On Behalf Of Todd
Sent: October-28-21 1:52 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement
It was meant as a joke. The O.P. didn't mention which model lathe is needing a belt and you can't use a serpentine on the larger ones without cutting them. I'm not knowlegable on the 11" and smaller but i know the 13" and up need a cut belt.
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of david_g4000 via groups.io <dmbanwarth@...>
Really, is anybody slotting their casting? I cannot imagine doing that.
I got a rubber and canvas belt from Al Bino and couldn't be happier with it. No stretch. Quiet. Good traction.
On 10/28/2021 4:44 PM, Todd wrote:
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John Dammeyer
The frame of the Heavy 10L is cast so the front guard/cover and the lower brace are all one piece. Essential it's a hole for the front 1/2 of the belt to pass through up to the pulley. The belt must be cut or the front of the casting has to be sliced to make an opening to bring a continuous belt through.
I don't think it was important in 1942 when mine was made because likely there was no such thing as a wide flat belt at a cost that matched a leather one with the ends glued together.
John
From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io [mailto:SouthBendLathe@groups.io] On Behalf Of chippuller
Sent: October-28-21 3:17 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement
Hey Folks, This thread caught my attention... I'm really curious about why some models require you to "split" the replacement belt. While I understand it might require an extensive disassembly (and probably not worth the effort!), they did install a continuous belt at the factory!?!? Am I missing something? Kinda rminds me of the joke about the machinist apprentice who was told to make a gear. His response was "Make a gear !?!? I thought you had to buy a gear!!!"
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, 04:12:47 PM CDT, John Dammeyer <johnd@...> wrote:
The Heavy 10L also requires the belt to be split. John
From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io [mailto:SouthBendLathe@groups.io] On Behalf Of Todd
It was meant as a joke. The O.P. didn't mention which model lathe is needing a belt and you can't use a serpentine on the larger ones without cutting them. I'm not knowlegable on the 11" and smaller but i know the 13" and up need a cut belt.
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of david_g4000 via groups.io <dmbanwarth@...>
Really, is anybody slotting their casting? I cannot imagine doing that.
I got a rubber and canvas belt from Al Bino and couldn't be happier with it. No stretch. Quiet. Good traction.
On 10/28/2021 4:44 PM, Todd wrote:
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Dennis LaMonica
Check on ebay store for ILion Industrial Services. Steve? has good stuff for SB lathes including custom belts. He has a ebay store there.
-- Dennis western NY, USA
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wlw19958
Hi There,
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On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 03:17 PM, chippuller wrote: they did install a continuous belt at the factory!?!?The factory did use a one piece belting but it was first installed around the pulleys and then the ends were glued together using a special cement (for composite belts). Contact cement works well for leather belts. The ends need to be skived to provide sufficient overlap for a good glue joint. Using "Clipper" splicing is a mechanical jointing system that doesn't require skiving or glue. the ends are crimped on the ends of the belt and the two ends are joined using a pin. Its advantage is one can remove the belt (for whatever reason) and place it back in service without cutting the belt. Good Luck! -Blue Chips- Webb
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mike allen
belts with staples have been turning out great parts fr more years then any of us here . Look in your yellow pages for a local belt company & take your belt to them & they can make you one for @ 10-20 bucks . Or you could go to Tandy Leather & buy a belt blank & make your own . just google scarf joint . animal On 10/28/2021 1:59 PM, Paul_Piorkowski
via groups.io wrote:
Eric:
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You can also lace a joint. Here's a description that was linked from a PM thread: https://www.farmcollector.com/Looking-Back/How-To-Lace-A-Flat-Belt And here's the thread itself, as there is some good discussion there: https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general/hand-lacing-flat-drive-belt-251861/ I've seen belts that were laced, sewn, and alligator clipped, and alligator clipped some belts for things that weren't machine tools, though my big drill press came with a clipped leather belt that is a bit stretched. Any of those methods can be used on machine tools, and were at some time in the past. If you're making stuff to .0001" on a regular basis, you might have a problem with the alligator clipped belts, or maybe not. You'd have to try it and see. Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. LAZARUS LONG (Robert A. Heinlein) On Thursday, October 28, 2021, 07:47:17 PM CDT, mike allen <animal@...> wrote: belts with staples have been turning out great parts fr more years then any of us here . Look in your yellow pages for a local belt company & take your belt to them & they can make you one for @ 10-20 bucks . Or you could go to Tandy Leather & buy a belt blank & make your own . just google scarf joint . animal On 10/28/2021 1:59 PM, Paul_Piorkowski via groups.io wrote: Eric: Thank you for the feedback. I have never taken the spindle (the main shaft) out before. However the electric motor conversation looks simple to take apart. I think original design could of ran off of an overhead line shaft. I always thought that the staples used to join the lether belt could impact the surface finish as it would be imposing a torsion into the spindle revolution. Paul Sent from ProtonMail mobile
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On Oct 28, 2021, 2:59 PM, E A < b-arch@...> wrote: I used this chart to figure out what serpentine belt to use. Using the Industry Number, you can go to RockAuto and order cheaper... A Dayco 5050530 worked out perfect for my setup. Erik A From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Andrei <calciu1@...> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 3:47 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement You can still buy flat belts, brand spanking new.
also look on amazon and ebay. gobs of them out there. From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Paul_Piorkowski via groups.io <Paul_Piorkowski@...> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:59 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: [SouthBendLathe] Seeking recomendation on flat drive belt replacement South Bend Goup: The 1" flat leather drive belt is slipping and has stretched to the limit of the adjustment. Although I have used what looks like a tar based dressing it is clear there is slipping. I am seeking recomendation on the best replacement. I am considering using the back side of a modern automotive serpentine belt. Paul
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