flat drive belt source

[davidh]

i am looking for a 1-1/8" by 79" continuous flat drive belt for my ace grinder. i would think a 1-1/4" wide one would work. about 1/16" thick.

does anyone know of a source besides oliver (the manufacturer) ?

they have a min. order of two and i will never need a second one, plus they are very spendy from them.

i have looked in mcmaster carr and did not see one there. . .plus googled it and did not readily find one.

thanks
davidh

[Doozer]

You might want to look at the Gates Belting web site and see about finding a serpentine belt of that size. You can run them grooves down like normal with no problems on your flat pulleys.

--Doozer

[BimmE]

A few months ago I had to replace the flat belt on my Lathe. I ordered one from McMaster - Carr on line.They also carry the 'alligator clips' needed to assemble it to the machine. Jim

[camdigger]

Local saddler or harness maker? The spare belt for my Barnes looks suspiciously like a heavy cinch latigo off a western saddle. A long scarf and contact cement for a true endless belt. My research tells me the scarf is easily cut with a sharp wood plane.

Alligator lacing can make an annoying tic, tic, tic, tic as the metal lacing goes over the sheaves. Latigo lacing is difficult to do apparently.

[GNO]

probably going on 10 yrs I grew tired of gluing up the shops 16"" S.B. lathe belt every year then inspireation!!!!!!!! I went to a junkyard and got a pickup seatbelt and glued it w/ shoogoo. In looking back I would have doubled up the thickness in that application and also lockstiched it w/ an awl, it"s still running but that would probably make the belt bulletproof. You can also find different widthes at fabric stores [later did same thing to my 9" S.B.]

[Bob Farr]

Will leather work?

http://www.leatherdrivebelts.com/

Bob

[Corm]

I've used Hudson Belting and Service Company from Worchetser MA in the past with good luck. Nice folks to deal with.

http://www.mindravegroup.com/hudsonbelting/index.html

[Al Messer]

Will leather work?

http://www.leatherdrivebelts.com/

Bob

Well, I've been using a glued together Leather belt on my Montgomery Ward lathe since 1993. I got the piece of belting from Tandy Leather Corp.

[davidh]

i purchased and have installed a serpentine belt on my machine. from a mopar car of some sort. only problem i can see is that its made with kevlar and not forgiving. might be a tad tight. they do make the same belt in rubber and maybe that would have been better. time will tell. thanks for the responses.and sources for next time.
davidh

[laddy]

Hey,
I second leatherdrive belts .com. John Knox is First Class A #1 fine fellow. I got my belt from him and he helped four of my friends to get their stuff up and running! A truly fine fellow! Fred