I have just had an 'interesting' conversation with my local bearing & power transmission place!
An immediate project is setting up an old Drummond round-bed lathe for the father-in-law. Got most ever'ting set - just finishing off the counter-shaft - 4 step (not 5. doh) v-belt type pulley. Not wanting to disturb the head-stock spindle, I enquired as to link belting. Z sized for smaller pulleys, obviously.
Approximately =A318 per metre. *choke*! Although, this seems to be somewhat cheaper than the Lathes.co.uk site. Is it therefore a bargin at this price? I spose I shan't want much more than a metre or so.
But, being a bit of a cheep-skate, should I just bosh the head-stock spindle out and be done with it? A Drummond is not so-much of a precision piece of kit, just being in plain bearings, isn't it?
Zed
PS I have dealt with this place before, & they are a 'proper' supplier - in the 'gissa coupla quid for that bearing mate' type place, not yer "ten pounds please sir, that's 90% off list price you know" rip-offs.