"emergency V-belts" for machine tools?

Use linkbelt. Grizzly have them in reasonable lengths, 3/8 and 1/2 inch. Work a lot better than panty hose or emergency belts. Work a lot better than the originals, too. / mark

Old & > I have a couple of old machines that are needing their V-belts to be

Probably similar to the red segmented belts offered by HF, Grizzly and others. Everyone who has used one prefers them to the regular betls, both for convenience and for making the machine run more smoothly.

So buy one and try it.

- - Rex Burkheimer Fort Worth TX

Old & > I have a couple of old machines that are needing their V-belts to be

"Old & in the way...." wrote: (clip) Any one running such belts on their tools? What sort of experience have you had? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ They work great! I have found the following advantages:

1.) Belt replacement without machine disassembly. 2.) They don't take a set when the machine is not running, so on startup, they have no vibration. 3.) If a belt breaks, you can replace a few links, assuming the rest of the belt is not worn out. 4.) For conventional V-belts, length increments are 1". Increments in the link belts are 1/2". (Usually doesn't matter, but there are cases where it does.)

Thanks guys, I was hoping for as much.

brian

The red link belts were actually standard equipment on some 16-18 hp Power King/Economy tractors. They were used on the hydraulic pumps and for the starter generator.

Link belts are often standard equipment on some of the finest Swiss Screw machines..machines that must be vibration free as they often are required to turn to 50 Millionths

Gunner