Link Belt

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I need to pick up a new belt for a different tool, but i was wondering if anyone had used the link belts. From what I can tell from looking at them, people say they work smoother and run better than a regular belt. Has anybody on here found that to be true?

And if my belt on teh shopsmith needs to get replaced in the future (as I am sure it will), would this be an alternative or would it be better to stick with the belt for the SS?

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I have the green one from Harbor Freight I use on my 1939 Dunlap lathe. No issues with it so far.

I had enough left over to use on my SS when the time comes for belt replacement.
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If ya look at the bottom of this thread, you'll see links to other discussions about the link belt.
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Sorry Beeg and everybody. I forgot to do a search on this first.
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stickthrower wrote:Sorry Beeg and everybody. I forgot to do a search on this first.
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Ha, learned something new today. Bottom of thread showing related links :(
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I didn't know this either. Do now. Also a reminder that i need to do a search before i post a new topic.
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