Link belts

eartigas · Post by **eartigas** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:31 am

In a 10ER forum I read link belts are too hard for the soft aluminum pulleys used in the 10ER.

I have installed link belts in my Mark V and I wonder if this could become an issue.

Does anybody have experience one way or another?

WmZiggy · Post by **WmZiggy** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:59 pm

They are not SS and I can only assume they have a percentage of aluminum in the pulleys I use - namely my Delta lathe which is counter-shafted for greater speed ranges. I haven't found any problems and I have used link belt for several years.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:40 pm

Truth be told, 'normal' rubber belts wear into the sheaves if the same speed is run most of the time. That wear is not deep and is a visual thing. They still 'work'.

Yes the SS pulleys are fairly soft.