skypiratedc10

I'm going to go the easy route for now and just cut and paste - I have worked crushing equipment before that had tensioners on some of the belting and I'm sure that might work great also - maybe a winter time project -for now I'm leather shopping in the morning and already have the glue. Thanks a bunch.

The Gurnsey Brothers Trucking in Schylerville NY near Saratoga Springs has blacksmithing coal for $18 per 50 lbs - they also sell normal coal you can then break down yourself for around $240 per ton - I have been told the blacksmithing coal is a hit and miss in the past - but so far it is burning very well with hardly any clinkers - I'll post after the next bag if any change.

Hello Folks, I'm a new lad here on the forum wonderful to have found. Just starting out blacksmithing with my 15 year old son and we purchased a great old revamped farmers forge - when its running it really kicks up the heat with very little effort - it has a handle that is attached to a dual wheel sprocket system that turns a shaft in one direction but not the other - the third "sprocket" has a belt on it that then runs to the "blower" wheel which is much smaller which is attached to the shaft of the blower. It works well when working - the issue is that the "belt" is slipping now and there is no way to tighten the strap - I was thinking of pulling everything apart and reattaching everything with some "slots" cut into a few of the parts which will allow for some slack adjustment but before doing so wanted to see if anyone out here had the same issues and if so a possible remedy. Short gap I was going to go try and rig up a leather strap that was a bit undersized initially that when stretched out would work - or see if I might be able to work an adjustable strap of some sort that I could tighten at will. Ideas?