On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:09:07 +0000, Digmon
>Thanks, everyone. I have taken your advice and ordered a link belt.
>Unfortunately, my lathe will be down for a couple weeks until it
>arrives.
It takes that long for the delivery to get to you? Link belts are
reasonably common. Where do you live that delivery takes that long?
I agree with Jeff about using a link belt. I replaced the belt on my
old Delta lathe with a linker and it worked perfectly up to the day I
sold it. I did take the spindle out when I replaced the bearings but
decided to repace the v-belt with a linker in the event I would ever
have to replace a drive belt again.
One caveat though; I never had to make any pulley changes to change
speeds because I had installed a variable speed DC motor so I can't
comment about whether it is easier or not to move to various
pulleys.
=20
Marc
On Feb 19, 6:41=A0pm, woodchucker <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2/19/2013 3:41 PM, CW wrote:
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> > "Digmon" =A0wrote in messagenews:[email protected]...
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> > I have a 60s vintage Rockwell 46-460 lathe that needs a new belt. Can
> > anyone tell me how I am supposed to change the belt on this old thing?
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> > You need to remove the spindle to change it. Look around the net for a
> > manual.
>
> If it's a v belt, not a flat belt, get a link belt. Much easier.
>
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> Jeff
On 2/19/2013 3:41 PM, CW wrote:
>
>
> "Digmon" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>
> I have a 60s vintage Rockwell 46-460 lathe that needs a new belt. Can
> anyone tell me how I am supposed to change the belt on this old thing?
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> You need to remove the spindle to change it. Look around the net for a
> manual.
>
>
>
If it's a v belt, not a flat belt, get a link belt. Much easier.
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Jeff
"Digmon" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
I have a 60s vintage Rockwell 46-460 lathe that needs a new belt. Can
anyone tell me how I am supposed to change the belt on this old thing?
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You need to remove the spindle to change it. Look around the net for a
manual.
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Digmon