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Postby Lurker » 16 Jun 2021, 11:48

I recently bought an old bench top metal lathe but it needed a v belt.
I found

https://www.bearingboys.co.uk/?gclid=Cj ... zcQAvD_BwE


They have a detailed measurement section and from what I can see every drive belt combination that exists
The one I wanted cost £2.60 delivered
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Re: Drive belts

Postby 9fingers » 16 Jun 2021, 12:39

Lurker wrote:I recently bought an old bench top metal lathe but it needed a v belt.
I found

https://www.bearingboys.co.uk/?gclid=Cj ... zcQAvD_BwE


They have a detailed measurement section and from what I can see every drive belt combination that exists
The one I wanted cost £2.60 delivered


Yes lots of online belt suppliers around this sort of price point. The key thing to avoid is buying these sort of standard parts as OEM spares where the prices tend to be extortionate.
Same holds true for bearings.

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Re: Drive belts

Postby Phil Pascoe » 16 Jun 2021, 13:21

I found these excellent -
https://drivebeltsolutions.co.uk/
I emailed because my bandsaw wasn't listed on their site - they came back quickly with the link to the one I needed. Less than £15 for two so I got a spare.
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Re: Drive belts

Postby 9fingers » 16 Jun 2021, 13:26

A quick tip on belts:

Flat belts can be less easy to find but you can run both Poly Vee and timing belts on their backs and there is a far wider selection available.

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Re: Drive belts

Postby Woodster » 16 Jun 2021, 14:01

I’ve always bought V belts from Motor Factors including Halfords.
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Re: Drive belts

Postby AndyT » 16 Jun 2021, 16:18

I've only bought belts from specialists like those recommended. I've seen too much grumbling online about Halfords staff insisting on knowing what make and model of car a belt is for before they will even tell you they haven't got any...
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Re: Drive belts

Postby Woodster » 16 Jun 2021, 20:17

AndyT wrote:I've only bought belts from specialists like those recommended. I've seen too much grumbling online about Halfords staff insisting on knowing what make and model of car a belt is for before they will even tell you they haven't got any...


They had them on racks the last time I bought one. Just take the old belt and compare it with what they’ve got.
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