Doug Shepard
In Memorium
- Messages
- 772
- Location
- Waterford, MI
My drill press is an old cast iron behemoth retired out of an auto plant about 60 years ago. So I'm guessing this thing is turn of the century (not the last one). It's a family hand me down and the place where my dad used to be able to get the flat belt material is no longer in business. The belts appear to be some sort of woven cloth but I also recall some of the first belts on the machine being made of leather. Broke another belt yesterday and thankfully still had 2 left. That leaves one spare (not sure right now if it's sized for the drive pulley or the spindle). So does anyone know of a good place onoine to buy flat belt material for these dinosaurs? The drive belt is 2". The belt on the spindle currently is also 2" just because that was apparently all that was available last time my dad stocked up, but that one actually wants a wider (3 or 4") belt. I've been able to find suppliers of the alligator clip fasteners that connect the ends together but haven't really spotted any place for the belt material.
Sorry for the bad pic, but this is the only one I have handy with the belts visible.
TIA
Sorry for the bad pic, but this is the only one I have handy with the belts visible.
TIA