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Link Belts?
David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
>I've got a drill press w/a slight wobble in the spindle, so I ordered a link belt from Harbor Freight. I just popped it onto the drill press, haven't spent much time with it, but I still seem to have to same vibration I did before. I guess my biggest question is, are all link belts created equal? I've heard lots of good things about them from WC, and was just curious...
Thanks.
David
Re: Link Belts?
Christopher Fitch@Memphis
>Can't speak for those from Harbor Freight nor having one on a drill press. I got mine from Lee Valley and put it on my jet contractor's saw. it made a big difference in noise, and a noticeable difference in power.
Remove idler
Mark Goodall - ATL - tooljunkie
>I use the original Penner Power-Twist (I think that's what they are called) and they have always doen a great job of smoothing out the machines I've put them on. I also removed the idler pully (middle one) on my drill press. You use a few ratio speeds, but I don't miss them. That solved my vibration problem.
Happy Woodworking!
Re: Link Belts?
Hoa Dinh in Alameda
>I bought several link belts from HF. They are fine.
You said you had a "slight wobble in the spindle." I'm not sure what that means. Does the DP vibrate? If it does, does it still vibrate when you remove the belts? Vibration can be caused by other componets, e.g. unbalanced pulleys.
Does this mean excessive runout? If it does, the belt has nothing to do with it.
I think you need to go back and determine what the problem is. And then determine the root of the problem. Then fix it at the root.
-- Hoa
Re: Link Belts?
Glenn Madsen near San Francisco
>It sounds at first like runout, which would concentrate at the spindle end of the works, at least in my view of the world.
Many chucks are 'press fitted' onto a Morse taper. The fix with my Delta involved removing the chuck by whacking it respectfully with a rubber mallet, cleaning the taper seat and taper with mineral spirits and kerosene, wiping everything down, and reseating, again with respect and dignity and a rubber mallet.
Fixed mine, (a Delta) at least. And the $.13 I spent on the liquids wasn't too hard on the wallet, either.
From what I have read you will save a few bucks
Don Henthorn
>by taking your bad belts to the local bearing supply and getting some cogged belts to replace them. They will do the same job only for much less moola.
Check this out *LINK*
Dustmaker Mike
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Re: Link Belts?
David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
>Thanks for all the help guys, I need to get back in the shop and spend some time figuring out what exactly is the problem, and I may try reseating the chuck. Back to school for now, I've got 1 CLEP exam and 2 DSST exams tomorrow...
David