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
Link belt on a Shopsmith?
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Link belt on a Shopsmith?
David
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Yep it's been tried an with good results.
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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.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
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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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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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