On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 11:20 PM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Greetings; > > I have no clue why, but the replacement belt I got from LMS to replace the > one I burnt some cogs out of, is now too short by at least 2, maybe 4 > teeth. I find that by the time I get the motor leveled and the belt > running true, the far end of the motor with the flywheel is going to be > dragging on the cover I made by about 1/16" where before it had 1/8" of > clearance. That OEM belt is a lighter duty belt, black neoprene I think, > and the edges can wear ragged fairly rapidly if touching the flange of the > motor pulley. The new one is already worn & ragged just from hand exercise > while the old ones edges are pristine after many hours of service. > > I believe thats a 72 cog belt. Who is the best and most economical > supplier for the white kevlar backed version of these small timing belts of > nominally 9mm widths? > > >From the clearance and alignment problems, I think a 74 or 75 tooth would > be much better. > > The non-flanged pulley gear measures about 10.2mm width, but the flange > separation is about 9.8mm. And a 9mm belt seems to fit quite well. > > Thanks all. > > Cheers, Gene > Gene, Dunno if they're the cheapest, but I've never had a problem with them: http://www.sdp-si.com/ Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
