brucegodlesky Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I have an old Browne and Sharp(I think) surface grinder that had a motor added to the back to run it. I checked the original motor and it still works. I reckon the belt broke and they just added the other motor rather than go thru the aggravation of making a new belt. My question is, should I go with a leather belt or a composite? Thanks bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike-hr Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Our local industrial supply sells the composite belting and does the lacing. Call them with the measurement and it's ready that day. I run my SB lathe and power hammer on it, over 5 years and still doing great. I give the belts a quick squirt of belt dressing every couple weeks or so if they appear to be slipping too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Thomas Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 McMaster Carr sells belting material and some continuous belts. You can shop online and read the descriptions of the composite and the leather belts. Leather is FAR more expensive, and in my experience, not any better for my applications. I've been running my power hammers with composite from them for a long time with very good performance. My SB lathe is also composite.McMaster-Carr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Go with the modern composite material, it's cheaper, easier to use, lasts longer and is stronger from the start. Of course that's just my dos centavos. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aametalmaster Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Baltimore Belting Company Inc. has anything you need made cheaper than you can buy the parts for from some other places...Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegodlesky Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Seems the consensus is composite. I was curiuos as to what guys were using. I tried leather on my hammer and it just kept stretching and stretching. Finally switched over. No wonder they invented composite. I have belting and gator clips but thanks guys for the contacts. bruce/birdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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