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06-10-2012 02:36 AM |
Topic tags/keywords: dayco 3l240 v-belt chinese shit do not buy Hello, I looked at the old belts which are too short and ready to break, they’re perfectly flat. Am I being crazy or is this unacceptable on machinery? -- --Tyrone - BC, Canada "Nothing is ever perfect, we just run out of time." |
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#1 posted 06-10-2012 03:14 AM |
I know you just bought the V-belt but a link belt would run smoother and last longer. If you try one I doubt that you’ll go back to V-belts. -- Darrell, making more sawdust than I know what to do with |
#2 posted 06-10-2012 03:20 AM |
The problem that a few other Lumberjocks made me aware of with link belts: They’re not designed to go on a cabinet saw, or that it wont benefit from having a link belt. It’s two fixed points and the pulleys can be aligned near perfect. Link belts excel on contractor saws as the motors are suspended and the belt tension is from gravity. Oftentimes these arms are hard to align and it’s a longer distance than a cabinet saw. -- --Tyrone - BC, Canada "Nothing is ever perfect, we just run out of time." |
#3 posted 06-10-2012 03:30 AM |
By ‘deviate’, I’m guessing that you mean the lengths are different? Did you by a matched set or did you just pick up three individual belts? Cheers, -- Brad in FL - In Dog I trust... everything else is questionable |
#4 posted 06-10-2012 03:33 AM |
The lengths are all the same. When I say, “Deviate” I mean from side to side. If I lay the belt on a table it doesn’t touch the table at all spots. -- --Tyrone - BC, Canada "Nothing is ever perfect, we just run out of time." |
#5 posted 06-10-2012 04:22 AM |
8mm deviation is a lot, and i would take them back. That said – try to put more of tension on the belts by forcing the motor down with a stick levered under the table, when tigtening the mounting bolts. Also – check that the pulleys holding the belts are coplanar with a straight edge – thereis no adjustability on your saw, but you can shim the motor mount. I paid $80 for my 3 belts, since they had some kind of reinforcement. -- I'm from Denmark, but live in Sweden. |
#6 posted 06-10-2012 04:51 AM |
I was actually taking the belts back regardless of this deviation or not. They are too short and I’m maxed out for tension adjustment. I can’t actually set the pulleys with a straightedge as the pulleys are different and the distance to the first groove from the edge is about an 1/8” more on the drive pulley. I was thinking I could use a torpedo level and level the trunnions to the arbor pulley then shim the motor so the drive pulley is coplanar. -- --Tyrone - BC, Canada "Nothing is ever perfect, we just run out of time." |
#7 posted 06-11-2012 03:02 PM |
Dayco has a cogged belt that would work. -- --Tyrone - BC, Canada "Nothing is ever perfect, we just run out of time." |
#8 posted 06-11-2012 03:45 PM |
Gates series V80 belts are all matched for the same size and type. I use these on my cabinet saw; no problem. Link belts will stretch different amounts and will never “match”. |
#9 posted 06-11-2012 03:54 PM |
If I could find somewhere local that sells them, I’m going to get Gates belts. -- --Tyrone - BC, Canada "Nothing is ever perfect, we just run out of time." |
#10 posted 06-11-2012 06:36 PM |
Anybody use Kevlar? I’ve got them on my jointer and band saw (PIX blue series) and they have worked flawlessly and seem to hold up a lot better than anything else I’ve tried. Cheers, -- Brad in FL - In Dog I trust... everything else is questionable |
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