grumpyat@eanx100.co.uk

Got 'given' a case of aerosol grease. Unicorn Chemicals Premium
Grease. In a fit of madness I decided to apply a little of said lube
to the drive wheel bearing on my bandsaw. There was a little
unpleasantness and the drive belt had an adverse reaction with the
lube, went rock hard, disintegrated and left me with a bit of string
and some brittle bits of 'what used to be a belt'....whoops! Problem
is...my bandsaw has no name or make on it. The drive belt in
question, when measured around the pulleys is approx 320mm, with a
bit of adjustment on the tensioner. The belt had 5 grooves on it,
total width of belt was about 15 - 18mm. Does anybody know of a
reliable source for replacement belts? Tried the local belt and
bearing suppliers but the smallest that they do is just too big.
Tried a belt off a vacuum cleaner but it just throws it off. I have a
load of insulating pieces to cut and the drop-type metal bandsaw is
too aggresive.

Many thanks

Kevin(Bluey)

grumpyat@eanx100.co.uk wrote:
> Got 'given' a case of aerosol grease. Unicorn Chemicals Premium
> Grease. In a fit of madness I decided to apply a little of said lube
> to the drive wheel bearing on my bandsaw. There was a little
> unpleasantness and the drive belt had an adverse reaction with the
> lube, went rock hard, disintegrated and left me with a bit of string
> and some brittle bits of 'what used to be a belt'....whoops! Problem
> is...my bandsaw has no name or make on it. The drive belt in
> question, when measured around the pulleys is approx 320mm, with a
> bit of adjustment on the tensioner. The belt had 5 grooves on it,
> total width of belt was about 15 - 18mm. Does anybody know of a
> reliable source for replacement belts? Tried the local belt and
> bearing suppliers but the smallest that they do is just too big.
> Tried a belt off a vacuum cleaner but it just throws it off. I have a
> load of insulating pieces to cut and the drop-type metal bandsaw is
> too aggresive.
>
> Many thanks
>


I know its not the same ,but I had the drive belt on the Myford
disintergrate , I found a belt called Power Twist made by Fenner ,it's
similar to the old Brammer belt ,but this has no pins in it ,you can fit
it by hand ,it has tabs and slots as opposed to the Brammer which has
pins an slots.The Brammer is a cow to get together .I tried the Brammer
type ,but the pins make it impossible to change speeds on the head stock
pulleys as there is little clearance between the yoke and the pulley edge.
Any way I replaced my Myford belt with this Power Twist ,quick and easy
, no dis-assembly of the head stock to fit it.I bought four feet and it
cost me about $18.00AUD .So far it's working, it is also oil and
chemical resistant.

The down side is I think it only comes in A section and B section.
--
Kevin (Bluey)
"I'm not young enough to know everything."

bluey69@west.net.com.au