Belt differences

Were up to four years ago, when I cut the old one for my lathe and put one on. They were designated as "machinery" rather than "automotive," IIRC. Logical for a farmers' Co-Op store. I would say that they're designed to run under lower tension.

You've looked at

Wed, Feb 23, 2005, 6:02pm (EST+5) keep_it_in_the_newsgroup snipped-for-privacy@thankyou.com (B=A0a=A0r=A0r=A0y) claims: Vibration caused by belts often comes up on this forum.

Have you tried suspenders? Worked wonders for me.

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Yup, no luck. They may have been replaced with polyurethane belts.

Did you notice the same improvements over a typical belt?

Barry

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I thought you weren't wearing pants these days?

Sorry. That wasn't fair. Hope you're feeling better.

Patriarch

May not have been fair, but I guess it all depends on what he's suspending... Might explain some popularity with the wimmen-folk.

Actually, I can imagine what the front of the suspenders can attach to, but I'm puzzled about the back...

Clint

Yep, no jump at startup or shudder at shut -down. Pretty much what the link belt did for my tablesaw.

I've changed belts on a couple of my machines from V to Link. I have noticed no appreciable difference. I have a vibration issue with my floor drill at higher speeds but the pulleys are the culprits in this case. Mark

Barry, Based on your experience, I spray painted all my drive belts green. I don't see any difference in performance. I went the next step and painted my pants belt green also. My wife saw no difference in my performance either.

Am I missing a step Ed

you misread: < it's green in color, and softer feeling>

your wife may notice a *degrade* of your performance, if anything....

Moisturizer for the belt, available at any Bath and Body Works store.

Your wife wants it softer? Anti-Viagra?

Barry