If you happen to find an original belt that is still intact you will
discover that it is 1 piece, no glued joint. You will also discover
that the orientation of the leather grain changes along the length of
the belt. They made them by cutting a concentric circle pattern and
then stretching and rolling the wet leather to size/thickness.
On 11/20/2010 10:45 AM, john robles wrote:
Hi Ron
I use lining leather that I buy at Tandy Leather stores. It is thin, pebble
finished on one side and raw on the other. It is available in a dark brown
like the old belts too. The only thing I don't like is that it can be a little
stretchy, so I make belts slightly shorter, that way there's more tension and
the stretchiness doesn't affect the belt. I cut it with a metal straight edge
and an exacto knife. The commercial belting is not die cut, and since a cow has
curves, the belting is wavy. I have purchased ling pieces of belting where only
a very little was usable.
Lately I have purchased those new neoprene belts on ebay from Vince Garcia, and
I love them. They work great, and there's no gluing necessary, and they look
original on the machine. They may not be traditional, but they work! And no
thump where the glue joint is. (if you don't make a good enough lap joint).
John Robles
--- On Sat, 11/20/10, Ron L'Herault<[email protected]> wrote:
From: Ron L'Herault<[email protected]>
Subject: [Phono-L] Edison machine belts
To: [email protected], "'Antique Phonograph List'"<[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 8:26 AM
I was wondering if anyone supplies the nice thin cross section leather belt
material as found on Edison machines. The modern belt material that I've
encountered so far has been comparatively thick and, especially for
Standards, a tad wide, it seems. The inside of the belt material is also
rather "fuzzy" and not as smooth grained as the original.
Thanks,
Ron L'Herault
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