[SEL] Mini flat belt sources

[Rupert Wenig]

Hello Steve,
	You should be able to obtain leather of suitable thickness from a shoe 
maker to make a belt if you don't have any luck finding a ready made 
one. The ends can be joined using a leather lace or wire belt hooks. For 
info, the small South Bend lathes used a leather belt like the above. I 
can send you a scan of the lacing instructions from the South Bend 
manual if you would like it.

Rupert

Steve Gray wrote:

> Hi All -
> 
>  I put this question to the TheOldIronCOLLECTIVE yahoo group awhile back 
> and thought I'd throw it out here for some comments. I'm finalizing the 
> Mery display and could use a small flat belt for an idea I'm toying 
> with. Ideally, it would be 30-36" long and 3/4-1" wide. Keeping it thin, 
> similar to those used in vacuums cleaners, would be good for the small 
> diameter pulley (1") that may be incorporated into this, and also would 
> be less drag on the small engine. I would think rubber would be 
> preferable in this application. Speed is of no concern here.  
> McMaster-Carr has a few that might work, but I'm not exactly a fan of 
> the colors available; green, yellow, OSHA orange, etc. (whatever 
> happened to good ol' black??).  I'd be leery of even the "flexible" 
> vinyl paints eventually coming off a painted belt. As with the colored 
> belts, serpentine belts were considered but passed by. After the work 
> put into this thing, I guess I'm being more purist than usual! Any ideas 
> as to sources?  Thanks in advance!
> 
> - Steve
> 

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