Armen
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Half-Witted Wrench-Jockey from Jersey
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Batmen, For the first belt, the 1" one, I really wondered what to do-how to cut it? I remembered a guy named Bob Oswald of QPD (Quiet Power Drive) who had developed belt primary and final drives for Brit bikes, as well as electric start conversions. I had talked to him in the 80s, and he was old then. Wasn't sure if he was still around. Found him, and sure enough, he is still at it. Still sharp, and with a million stories about working on Brit Bikes in the day. I asked him to cut down the Savage belt for me. About a month or two and a lot of phone calls later, he sent me the nicely trimmed down belt for a reasonable fee. In the many conversations, he told me the belt was well made, and that he spent a bit of time deciding how to cut it. Somehow, I had decided that the belt had steel cords or cable in it. Turns out that isn't true. He jigged up a circular blade on his milling machine, held the belt in the vise, and carefully cut it. Hmm, I thought. It can be cut! So I bought another belt. Well, at work we have a 3 HP, 460 volt, 3 phase table saw that will cut through anything. I carefully set up the guide and made a lot of passes, gradually raising the blade. All in all, it took about 20 minutes. Pretty easy! Now I'll do two, 7/8" belts (one for a spare).
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