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Narrowing the stock belt? (Read 872 times)
Armen
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Re: Narrowing the stock belt?
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12/18/16 at 09:30:33
Thanks Justin,
I've def picked up more than a few good ideas from this forum.
I feel very lucky.
Glad to share some ideas.
-Armen
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12/19/16 at 10:49:21
FWIW I think the cam timing chicanery by Armen is the coolest idea.
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Aw, thanks
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12/19/16 at 13:12:14
Narrowing the belt is too much of a hassle . I would keep the belt guard on and just not look at it..... unless it brakes.
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No one said you had to
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Re: Narrowing the stock belt?
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12/19/16 at 14:46:27
Ever seen how flat belts stay centered on convex pulleys?
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01/21/17 at 06:06:26
So, I finally got the belt back from the place I set it out to be cut down. Somehow, I had myself convinced that there were steel cords in the belt. Looking at the cut belt, I realized there weren't.
Thought about dumb, simple ways to cut the other belt I have (can't ride around with a one-of-a-kind belt). Settled on trying the table saw. Did a test pass, and all looked well. So, I just set the guide at 1" and made a million light passes.
Voila! Nice clean cut. No melted rubber or nasty edges. Only took about 25 minutes.
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01/21/17 at 10:21:26
Is the edge of the belt tapered ? I can't remember ! How much did it cost to have it cut down ?
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01/21/17 at 17:36:14
Edges of the belt are straight. I paid the guy $115 for the work and the return shipping. He did it on a milling machine with a circular saw/knife blade in the mill and the belt in a jig. Very clean, but it took him forever.
Very talented guy who does a lot of belt drive stuff.
Once I had the belt he made, i figured I'd wing it with my spare one.
Seems to have worked.
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You be careful with those talented fingers on that table saw !
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