[SEL] The ultimate belt tension

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Rick,

I think all you'll achieve is a lot of belt flop and still have a saw
blade driving well enough to remove an arm.

Spring the bucks for a clutch pulley for the engine.

After looking for ~6 years, I finally found one at Portland for my Light
Six Sandwich buzz saw rig.

See ya,  Arnie

Arnie Fero
Pittsburgh, PA
fero_ah at city-net.com

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004, Richard Strobel wrote:

>   I don't know if I can do it, but I'd like to be able to disengage the belt
> tensioner on the saw outfit and have the blade stop.  The pulley's are 24"
> and 6" in diameter.  This makes the belt circumference 176"  If I make the
> belt as long as possible so that when the tensioner is disengaged, and I
> have the most slop availabe,  do ya'll think the belt will slip and the
> blade will stop?  Personally I doubt it, but thot I'd ask.