Link belt on a Shopsmith?

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retiredsoldier919
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Link belt on a Shopsmith?

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I was wondering if anyone has tried one of these, and what kind of results did you have. The description sounds very tempting.

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/202005 ... -Belt.aspx
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Yep it's been tried an with good results.
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retiredsoldier919 wrote:I was wondering if anyone has tried one of these, and what kind of results did you have. The description sounds very tempting.

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2020051/10346/1-Foot-of-12-Link-Belt.aspx
I have not used one myself but Bill Mayo (billstoolz) is a strong advocate of the link belt. I would suggest you PM him with your questions.
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Yep... on my Mk-V AND My 10E speedchanger... only way to fly. I will have them on every tool in my shop soon. Check out HF, the price there is way better and as far as I can tell, the quality is as good.
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The only drawback I am aware of is that they create pulley wear faster than 'normal' belts.
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Post by shipwright »

Mine works fine (from HF) but at the very lowest low speed it starts to touch the headstock casting causing a little whine and you have to go back up a little. That only means I'm missing out on a bit that's below SLOW anyway with the changer set correctly.

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Post by retiredsoldier919 »

Thank you all, for your opinions. I think I'll give this a try. I've got to replace my v-belt anyway.
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